Lament
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Cut Adrift
I am adrift on a raft Lost at sea Cast away on an island With no one but me I am in a glass box But the glass is blurred I have given up screaming For I cannot be heard Trapped in a prison Within my own mind My senses stripped away I am deaf,… Continue reading
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Frail
A lament I feel so frailLike an ancient vaseA thin sheet of iceA cracking piece of glass A tiny bit of pressurePlaced in the wrong placeAnd my mind caves inAnd the day goes to waste When I stand up for othersSacrifice myselfStrength comes from nowhereSuddenly I can help But when it is timeFor me to… Continue reading
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Shock
A lament Dark words In cruel script The delivering fingers Are torn and ripped The blackness of a soul That has been rent bare Gloomy whisperings The page will tear What do I do With words like this? With emotions so vast They engulf me like a mist I wrote a poem And the earth… Continue reading
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Morning Dread
A lament This sucks There’s no other way to put it My head is pounding I am stuck in a cesspit Energy drained Like water from a sink A weight on my mind So I can barely think A day stretches before me It seems so long I can’t quite understand How the night is… Continue reading
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What It Feels Like 2
A lament Depression is like Being trapped in a valley Caught between the clashes Of two charging armies Too tired to focus But unable to sleep Too sad to do anything But unable to grieve Yearning to do The things that you love But your mind is too overwhelmed To even pick a pen up… Continue reading
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Scarlet Clouds
A lament Scarlet clouds On orange-splashed skies A doomsday’s morning After a tortured night Blood drenched tears On a pillow of white Misery’s dying embers In the morning reignite An oppressive night Leading to an oppressive day These blood-red clouds Are here to stay Continue reading
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The Past
A lament I fear the slippery slope I fear the gradual slide I fear gravity’s grip I fear what is behind Is my past attached to me? Are the chains still there? Can I escape its clutches Or more fruit will it bear? I yearn for a future Where I am free No longer looking… Continue reading
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Close The Door
A lament Close the door Turn off the lights Snuff the candles And embrace the night Tear down the lampposts Crack each light Break the lanterns Let the darkness inside Let no joy be heard Let laughter be banned Twist every hint of a smile Into the deepest of frowns No jokes, only tragedy No… Continue reading
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Frustration
A lament So many fears Of things I can’t control How can I fight A monster I do not know? I don’t know its weaknesses Where I can strike I am caught out by its tactics That overwhelm my mind I want to live a life Chasing after my dreams I fear being trapped in… Continue reading
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Struggling
A lament I am exhausted I am run down I fight every day To pick myself off the ground The duvet wraps around me In an iron grip My legs are weak and trembling My mind can barely think Every day I dig deeper Into reserves I didn’t know I had Every day I find… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 