Water rushing in
Filling this small room
Calmly I succumb
close my eyes tight
Feel my body pulled under
No sense of doom
Silent peace instead
I retreat from the world
Let my thoughts run free
Floating inside my own head
Clouds dark and grey
No sign of the sun
not a single ray
Night is calling
Snow is falling
Whispers in the dark
Ghosts from my past
Wounds from battles left their mark
No where to turn
No where to run
Like zombies from the grave
They come crawling back
Fire burning bright
Fueled by my freight
Silently watching the flames
Failures of my youth slowly burn
Light streaming from above
Rays of light dance among the waves
Eyes open wide
I have survived
Clouds gave way
To a beautiful new day
And I'm still here
To bask in all it's glory
Another night survived
Another day begins
Another chance to get it right
Just to set the record straight … I AM okay. I am not depressed or suicidal in any way. When I get bummed or stressed out, like all of us do from time to time, I write. My mind tends to wander off in its own direction and I simply put pen to paper scratching down whatever comes to mind. Occasionally it’s good enough to ‘tweak’ and polish into prose or poetry. When the mood subsides and life is good again I do just that. I decided today to polish up and post something that had been bouncing in my head for the last few days. I was a little stressed out, having a bad day when it was written … now all is well, and I’ve posted it for the world to read. Enjoy, don’t fret I’ll be here writing for a good long while!
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