I close my eyes Drift off to sleep Float away To a far away place Where the night never ends Yet the stars never shine Walking a path Lined with dule* trees Ropes hanging from long dead boughs And each tree named After a regret A failure A trauma from my past Every demon living [...]
Tag: depression
Fog
Fog Descends Blinding Deafening Yet comforting In its silence Suffocating But keeping me safe From the toxic atmosphere Of the world around me In response to the Word of the Day prompt: fog
Finding The Positives
One of the many keys To my survival is finding The often elusive upside And each cloud's silver lining Always searching For a positive to take From every disaster From all my mistakes And every lesson I learn Is a chance to grow It's a victory to me No matter how hollow [...]
Learning
There is so much I must still learn Things I need to know But no-one can teach me Because I cannot be taught I learn from experience Through sights and sounds Through action and emotion What is written in textbooks Will never be teachable to me I have to see it Hear it Do it [...]
Something’s Missing
There's something missing From the world today I don't know what it is But I'm sure it was still there Yesterday But then again I've been locked away For far too long Within myself I can only remember How it all used to be
Second Gear
I can't seem to make it out of second gear Crawling my way through yet another year I don't know what of but I'm afraid And the overwhelming uncertainty and fear Keeps me from shifting gear I can't get the clutch to engage I see the others in fast lane Passing me by And I [...]
Don’t Go
If it feels like I'm pushing you away That's just my way Of begging you to stay If it seems like I'm showing you the door I'm not telling you to leave I'm asking you to never go that way If I act like I want to be alone Don't leave me on [...]
Self Harm
Self harm Isn't just slit wrists Cuts on your arms Putting out cigarettes On your thighs Self harm Is ignoring the storm Never seeking calm Letting the weight inside Pull you down It's papering the cracks Ignoring the fact That you've fallen down And you lack the strength To get back up On your [...]
Rise Up
However hard it feels Each time that you fall See it as another chance to rise Each blow life deals No matter how painful Is another invitation to fight The world may beat you down But it can never keep you down If you only remember That you've always a reason to fight So [...]
Disobey The Demons
Disobey the demons That demand you stay In the cell That they fashioned from yourself Do not listen to the voices That try to keep you shackled Within your shell They'll try to keep you silent Use dirty tricks To make you compliant Make you think They're all you have When in reality [...]
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