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To My Thoughts...

To my thoughts... -you think you've tricked me...

By Josh MorganPublished 12 months ago 1 min read
Top Story - January 2025
Photo by Josh Hernandez (Instagram: @mad.charcoal)

To my thoughts‐

Why can't you exist in peace?

Why must you fight?

Why can't you all just get along?

*sigh*

Is this fire impossible to cease?

Must you be so loud?...

and every night?...

Like a noisy gong, you echo by the hour

and you make the moonlight taste so, so sour

To my thoughts-

Why can't you be a group who calls themselves we?...

or at the very least, just be quiet‐

I hate your songs...

but saturated by such, I am

must I drown?...

must your torture come year round?...

You hang weights at the ends of my lips

forcing my frown

doing me no favor but keeping me upside-down

To my thoughts-

Why must you do this to me?

You've taught me torment enough...

Why can't you leave me in one piece?

It is me, that your war leaves torn...

suffering to the writing done by your hands‐

To my thoughts–

You think you're playing tricks on me, but

you clearly don't know...

what you're leading me to‐

I can see the end of your torture...

and there's not a thing you can do to stop me, but‐

don't you know?...

The end of me...

means the end of you, too‐

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About the Creator

Josh Morgan

Personally, writing began as a creative outlet, to be a means of processing and venting emotion, but it has become so much more. Something I want not to be just relatable, enjoyable and a good read, but to reach someone who is in need.

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  • Felista Estep Sutherland11 months ago

    Powerful!

  • Simon Aylward12 months ago

    Your poem resonates with me a great deal Josh. The only time I am at peace from the battling voices is when I'm writing. These are my favourite lines - Like a noisy gong, you echo by the hour/and you make the moonlight taste so, so sour Great stuff!

  • Rowan Finley 12 months ago

    Great job! Very reflective piece!

  • real Jema12 months ago

    The way you describe the internal battle with your thoughts is incredibly powerful. How did you capture the torment and struggle so vividly? Your poem resonates deeply and beautifully conveys the complexity of mental health. Well done!

  • Alaakhaled 12 months ago

    Excellent

  • Karan w. 12 months ago

    Wonderful poem! ✨ Congratulations on your top story ✨

  • Sean A.12 months ago

    A powerful work, well done. Hope you continue the harness the crazy for your poetry

  • Alaakhaled 12 months ago

    Excellent

  • Sara Wynn12 months ago

    So relatable 💯

  • Danielle Mosley12 months ago

    Congrats on top story. This was a powerful poem. Here is mine. https://shopping-feedback.today/authors/danielle-mosley-rrf0n40ghs%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">

  • Cathy holmes12 months ago

    That was powerful. Wonderful work, Josh. Congrats on the TS

  • Shalou♥️12 months ago

    Heyo✨ Let's do a teamwork I like your stories and you gonna like mine 🫶🏻♥️

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