depression (Remove filter)
holding on
Broken sensations flood the brain,
attempting analysis would be in vain,
a relentless emotional maelstrom,
wreaking havoc in the mind’s kingdom.
The weather has settled,
a calm both before and after a storm,
stuck in a time loop,
ashen nimbi gather around with scorn.
A shattered refraction pierces the veil,
unveiling islands in various shades of gray,
paths ...
Saturday 5th June 2021 8:31 pm
depression
A cloud hanging above me,
black and thick like a pool of tar,
I don’t think I can go very far,
all I can muster is simply be.
Skeleton with a coat of sinew and flesh,
the same wounds keep opening up as fresh,
this existence is mostly void of joy,
the little there is feels like a ploy.
Can’t stop pondering death,
maybe it’s all a waste of breath,
too numb to ...
Saturday 5th June 2021 9:45 am
confused poem by a confused mind
Trying to function but my brain's on the grind,
trying to end me, I won't give up,
in my head an enemy, chaining me up,
stuck in this conscience losing my mind.
Reflections broken, looking away,
this existence brings mostly just pain,
the beautiful moments scatter to gray,
I'm just one person, both Abel and Cain.
Wandering aimlessly looking for purpose,
I dream...
Friday 4th June 2021 9:54 pm
Recent Comments
TobaniNataiella on Nothing Has Changed
33 minutes ago
Hugh on Pensioners suffer a death sentence !!!
3 hours ago
Marla Joy on Gracefully
4 hours ago
Marla Joy on The Doughnut She Couldn't Eat
4 hours ago
Marla Joy on K. Lynn
4 hours ago
Marla Joy on Frank Pasciuti, Ph.D.
5 hours ago
Marla Joy on Intruder
5 hours ago
Beatrice on Why not
6 hours ago
Marla Joy on Admonitions for an emerging poet
6 hours ago
Beatrice on Black & Blue
6 hours ago