If people saw what they could not see,
Would they think the same of me?
On the outside these are masked,
Well controlled, yet ready to blast
There’s a constant tug of war
Between the world
Between the Lord
I am stuck in the midst of this mayhem
I stand alone, I stand confused,
I stand in the shoes of the abused
Darkness creeps around once more,
Shutting out another door
Nowhere to go,
No one to hold
Should I just give up the load?
It would be easier, it would be done
No more darkness
No more sun
Lord help me, before the darkness overcomes
This burden is too much to hold,
I feel my life is slipping cold
This dark intention, cruelty I find,
God help me escape, show me a sign
I need to leave this place of mind
Before this place greedily takes mine
Then it hit me, then I knew
This was never really true
It was just an illusion, just a lie
Just my subconscious state of mind.
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Sibley Shamra
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
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Very deep and strong sense of longing for peace. A cry for help, then realizing a way to get out of darkness. Truly helpful and amazing poem.
Very relatable. The constant tug a war, I felt that on a deep level. The way you wrote this made it very easy to follow and understand, good work!
The mental gymnastics that we live with. This is a testament of the battle the rages within.