The Plunge

L Keeran

Light blooms deep in my chest

The rain trickles down my arms

As the colored light hits my eyes

I smile, teeth peaking out of their cave

The breeze lifts my hair into it’s tendrils

The locks blow around my eyes and nose

I look out into the world, love blossoming

I take a step forward and then another

But the third step is off, doesn’t feel right

Fear wraps it’s icy talons around my heart

I plunge into those depths yet again

The ones that have drowned me before

Yet I welcome them as the water rushes

My eyelids flutter as they slowly close

My body was as tense as a rubber band before

But the tension leaks out and into the dark abyss

The light seeps out of my pores until it’s gone

Leaving me empty, just as I was not long ago

And just as soon as it dragged me under

It makes me float upwards to the surface again

Again.

And again.

 

  • Author: Lucille Keeran (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 14th, 2023 11:47
  • Comment from author about the poem: Waves that drown you and let you back up, just to drown you again. Welcome to depression.
  • Category: Sad
  • Views: 9
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  • Thomas W Case

    Excellent work.

    • L Keeran

      Thank you! Any suggestions?



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