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Volume

an adequate measure

By BrenPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read

these volumes of sadness

that pour out of me

are they my weakness

or my strength?

these tomes of madness

attributed to me

are they my salvation

or are they my doom?

this departure from gladness

i dive, fall and spiral

are they dreams

or paths ahead?

this illusion of radness

(or how ever you want to say cool)

is it really real

in part or whole?

this aura of badness

i cant seem to shake

my shackles, my albatross

ill-fated saviour tactics

these periods of flatness

no high point, no lulls

this future, this zing

simply becomes zedless

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About the Creator

Bren

"It's just a token of my extreme!" - Frank Zappa

"Cause it's all in the heat of the moment It's all in the pain!!!" - Devin Townsend

Centre Stage with the wonderful Heather Hubler

I'm writing it out not acting in doubt!

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran2 years ago

    Oooo, I loved the rhyming that you did with -ness! This was flawless! Perfection!

  • Grz Colm2 years ago

    Third beaker is looking a little low, time to top it up! I like the word Radness. “Ill fated saviour tactic”… hmm… So many meanings in this poem and I hope the volume is turned up on your end a little louder soon!

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