Rumination
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The Boy And His Circle
There was a boy Who decided one day That he would neverTake a risk again So he marked out safety With a circle of sticks He sat down in the middle And his tension released But a thought gnawed At the back of his mind What if what was safe Changed over time? How would… Continue reading
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Dragons of the Heart
She raises dragons In her chest Beasts of fiery fury Of blood-soaked red Her heart trembles At their churning Her hands write To sate their yearning Endlessly they eat Words and phrases Little chunks of knowledge Severed from pages They spewed out flames Dark and bitter But their thick clouds of smoke Were making her… Continue reading
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Rage
His intestines writhe Like a decapitated snake His bowels squirming From the force of his rage His jaw is clenched Bolted shut His tongue restrained Like a rabid mutt When he speaks, he spitsLike an agitated cobra Like a bubbling cauldron His fury spills over He let it spew Out of his mouth And lets… Continue reading
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Chatterbox
Chatterbox, chatterbox In my head Muttering, spluttering Despair and dread Rumbling, mumbling All the time Spouting, shouting Endless lies Chatterbox, chatterbox Can’t be caught Knocking, mocking My every thought Chatterbox, chatterbox Will not cease Rattling, splattering All sense of peace Chatterbox, chatterbox Bite your tongue Chatterbox, chatterbox That’s it, I am done Continue reading
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Box of Fears
She packed all her fears Into a little boxShe did this when She was still very young It was not deliberate It was subconscious She did not suppress Her pain on purpose It rattled in her mind For years and years As she filled it with more And more of her fears She did not… Continue reading
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Depression FM
Depression is like A background radio Tuning into stations Trying to shame you The news bulletins recount Your latest failed projects Talk shows discuss Your many character defects The DJ plays The latest diss tracks A game show host presents A quiz on your dark past I suffered for so long From this abusive broadcast… Continue reading
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Derailed Thoughts
Thoughts derail Go down wrong paths Get stuck in cycles Of fear and wrath The voice is so familiar It sounded like his own But by the time he realisedHe was too far gone He’s been going in circles For hours now Thought he was solving the problem But it was all a sham A… Continue reading
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Messages From the Deep
Emotions are Messages from the deep Old parts of you Trying to speak A crowd of voices Boiling up from within Each one screaming Urging you to listen Some can guide Some can inform Some are misleading Or by pain, are warped Some can empower you Lead you to change Others ensnare Wrap you in… Continue reading
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Perfectionism
Crack went the whip Anytime I stoppedIt bit like a viper So hard to shake off Every seat was a flame Every bed laced with nails Rest was the charge An arrest with no bail It read my to-do list When I tried to go to sleep When I collapsed to the ground It dragged… Continue reading
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Shadow
A foul beast Cleaves to your skin Whispering and murmuring About what is within It speaks of failures From times gone by And any light of success It seeks to undermine It loves to mock By copying your gestures As it fastens itself toYour every footstep It is so haunting But one thing you must… Continue reading
Dawn & Dusk 