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Apoplectic

I want to nail my words into your head so hard

By Dharrsheena Raja SegarranPublished about a year ago 1 min read
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"If tomorrow starts without me

Know that I’ll always be with you

Watching over you like a silent guardian

Protecting you from any harm"

SHUT UP! JUST STOP IT!

Enough of your sugar-coated lies!

You brought me into this cruel world without my consent

And when your time comes, you’ll just die!

How the hell is that fair?!

Why must I carry the weight of your absence?!

I never even asked to be here!

Each day is a battle I never signed up for!

And now you dare add insult to injury by dying on me

You think I'll be fine?! NO!

Yet, God forbid I die before you,

For if I did, you’d feel the same unbearable pain

That you think I should carry!
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This was written for Vocal's Unfiltered Challenge and was inspired by Kayleigh Fraser's One of Us Challenge.

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  • WILD WAYNE : The Dragon King3 days ago

    WOW WELL DONE HUGS to you

  • Tanya Lei8 days ago

    Definitely unfiltered feeling and thoughts in the anger stage of grief. As painful as it is, it is also important to work through these feelings 💛💛💛

  • Fathi Jalil14 days ago

    Thank youuu for sharing this Dharrsheena! Your writing is so raw and intense. I love how you captured that "apoplectic" anger so perfectly! Such a powerful piece!🔥💖

  • RAOMabout a month ago

    The pain of every loss cracks stones. The expressiveness and the intensely agonizing emotion of the poem are riveting. 🥰

  • Kera Hollow2 months ago

    This poem made me so sad! Very powerful stuff~

  • Cadma3 months ago

    The poem carries a powerful immediacy. From the opening lines, I felt the electric tension and emotional charge in the imagery and voice. There’s a vivid urgency that doesn’t let the reader remain passive. The voice is confident, and there’s a cadence in your lines that carries momentum without ever feeling forced. You balance lyricism and grit, the poetic music never overwhelms clarity, and the shifts in pacing are very smartly handled.

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  • Lou Holz8 months ago

    wow… this hits like a freight train, Powerful and heart-breaking. You captured something a lot of people feel but rarely say out loud. Amazing writing!

  • Sandy Gillman9 months ago

    Thank you for sharing something so vulnerable. 🖤

  • Test10 months ago

    A cry of the soul that does not want losses in relationships. A cry of the heart that does not want injustice. The presence of our loved ones is truly very, very important. 🌹

  • Luna Jordan11 months ago

    Normally, I am not a poetry kind of gal, but sometimes, poems can speak to me, and it's kind of speaking to my angry side, which is, at least, 65% of me. Also, at a very quick glance, I thought the image was of a spider in the person's mouth. Jumpscared myself with that one, oof. but it's also the reason I decided to click on it, so zero regrets for frightening myself.

  • Jude Chukwuemeka11 months ago

    I wish my poems can sound in my ears like this.

  • James Youngabout a year ago

    I loved this, Dharrsheena. . The hard realization that we are friable beings is so wierd. We only can guess what it will be like if our person dies, or if we die. I'm thinking not a walk in the park

  • Ralph Smithabout a year ago

    Beautiful poignant poem.

  • Daphsamabout a year ago

    OMG! You write such passionate words!!

  • Siowas Strangeabout a year ago

    Oh this is fantastic on so many levels. The mix of emotions surging together to bleed something entirely and sublimely new into your words. As someone whose known loss and betrayal, sometimes intertwined, I feel this on so many levels. Fantastic poetry and definitely worth subscribing!

  • Missclickedabout a year ago

    beautifully cruel!

  • Joe O’Connorabout a year ago

    Apoplectic is such a great word, and it’s a great way to describe that rage and palpable anger!

  • sandeep nagarkarabout a year ago

    Good poem.

  • L.I.Eabout a year ago

    Super relatable ♥︎

  • Testabout a year ago

    Really super

  • Chris Liberty about a year ago

    Cool content!

  • Lightning Bolt ⚡about a year ago

    ❤️❤️❤️ ⚡♥️⚡

  • Rebecca Pattonabout a year ago

    Ah, this is deep. Poor child, and looking at a parent's death this way, it does seem unfair. You really portrayed the anger in the grieving process. Good poem!

  • Testabout a year ago

    i love this piece

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