Nightmares shadow my waking life
They are ever-present and loiter around me
Placing so much weighted yet intangible strife
In the basic elements of all I see
The games of the child of my mind
The bent visions that cloud my day
Are either meant to protect or be unkind
In this hide-n-seek I’m forced to play
When the darkness creeps across the walls
With a flickering of light
The happiness that ignores my calls
Reigns divine beyond my sight
Torment strengthens as a storm within
These clouds never fade away
I feign a smile as my tears begin
The metamorphosis of inner decay
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I like this. “These clouds never fade away.’ I have dealt with depression a lot in my life, so that really speaks to it, clearly.
Me too. Thanks for the comment.
This so sad, Eva dear.
When you write from the heart – words and theme conjoin to perfection.
Peace and blessings,
Eric
Thank you, Eric. Just honored you read my poems.
Yes, I’ve been sad for the past two years. Very little light comes through my window. It’ll be alright. It has to…my kids need me and do give me some joy.
Cracked is good….eventually that’s how the light gets in….through the cracks….
I didn’t think of that… Thank you for that ray of hope xo
Isn’t it always darkest just before dawn? well that’s what people say and I reckon you are about due a dawn with hues of red, orange and an interesting shade of green.
Thank you. The green, be it money or snot? Sorry, couldn’t resist! Maybe just spring’s awakening.
Well for a kickback I will recommend money to the powers that be! Spring is thew time for new stuff and green fields and is the best season ever, well except the season Mansfield Town won the Freight Rover Trophy.
What is the Freight Rover Trophy?
Sad undertones, sister mine. Hope the kids are doing fine 🙂 Always in my thoughts Eva!
Thank you, Celestine. The kids are well. They keep what’s left of me going.
Beautifully paced and powerfully worded expression of inner-turmoil. Well done!
Thank you
A nondescript football tournament for small teams but remains a high point in the teams +100 year history.
Ah! Being you’re over there, football means soccer, right?
Yeah that’s right, once again another word, another country!
Our football, is called American Rules football elsewhere. So confusing! The term soccer is odd though.
Soccer comes from the olden days. Rugby and football come from the same code so it was rugby football and association football. The latter shortened to soccer, rugby dropped the football suffix but soccer was already getting around the world and so the names became interchangeable. You learn something new every day.
Yes, yes I do! I’ll just ask you when I need to know something. You’re friendlier than Siri!
That’s technology speak of which I am proud to be ignorant. If this was in olden times i would be a peasant with a hammer attacking machines. Luddite Ste, they would call me.
Haha. You din’t have an iPhone then. No worries, Siri led me to a Home Depot that was actually someone’s driveway!
Haha, nice. Are you one of those people that drive into a river if the machines tell you to? I have a phone that does texts, calls and photos and that is all I need…I don’t do modern much.
Noooooo! I get to the edge of the water and the proceed to curse at Siri. I like modern tech because then I have wordpress with me all the time, so long as I do not forget to bring or charge my phone!