I'm adrift in an ocean of venomous words, each syllable a sting, each whisper a wound.
Jellyfish of malice weave around me, their tendrils lashing, branding every inch of my skin with fire.
I thrash, but the pain anchors me—my limbs turn to stone, my breath to salt.
Consciousness flickers, slipping through my fingers like grains of sand in a tempest.
I sink, drawn into the abyss, where silence swallows sorrow whole.
Once, I longed for the sun’s warm embrace, for the tender cradle of the shore,
but the dream dissolves in the depths, lost like a shipwreck’s final prayer.
I have waged war against the tide in borrowed valor,
a masquerade of courage unraveling in the dark.
And now, in this watery grave, the truth emerges
I am but a whisper in the current, a coward swallowed by the sea.
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Author:
Ryette (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I\\\'m just depressed. And i love symbolism so there's that!
- Category: Sad
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Comments5
enjoyed the read, depression I find is like the tides, waxing and waning
True that! I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂
you are welcome
Metaphor and allegory well used in this poem of despair. Cleverly pursued with different aspects of depression and its relationship to the sea and its creatures is a continual aspect of this poem. A fave
Ah ! This means alot to me, thank you so much 🙂
You are most welcome
A clevery crafted write using the analogy of depressing as the sea, and it does feel like that, sometimes just drifting, sometimes swaying from side to side and sometimes feeling like you are drowning and there is no one to save you, nicely expressed and written
Thank you so much!!!
You are very welcome
Really enjoyed it
Thank you!!!
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Outstanding!
This means alot, thank you!
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