A poet's journey

sorenbarrett

Black thoughts, paranoid plots, addiction a self crucifixion drown in anxiety
Psychosis wrapped in neurosis, obsession blanketed in depression lost sobriety 
By tongue or lung out of pain art sprung, a paper scraper with a pen
He paints with blood emotion's flood, splashes of ink on a page sink, a holy amen

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  • orchidee

    Sounds like KP on one of her bad-hair days! heehee. A fine write SB.

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks for the read Orchi yes it is not always a pleasant situation. There is a cure for bad hair days, shave it all off. I have done that in the past and it is very liberating.

    • Katie B.

      enjoyable, clever, well written

      • sorenbarrett

        Thank you Katie your words are most valued and appreciated

      • David Wakeling

        Wow some strong views here.I think this poem is absolutely right.True poets are artists tortured by trying to create the perfect poem.Some well even suffer mental illness.Poets are made from a difficult childhood and that suffering needs to be expressed.This poem is raw and honest.Well done compadre

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you so much David for the read and understanding. A poem is a product of life lived or perceived through sensitive eyes. Whether the life of the poet or that seen in others by him it is life's blood upon a page.

        • Lorenz

          You must solve the riddle posed by the dragon at the threshold before entering the temple of dementia .
          Without doing so ,you will remain nothing more than a troubadour of the gentle month of may !

          • sorenbarrett

            Thank you Lorenz and that I am for my birthdate is in May

            • Lorenz

              I am a troubadour of june !

            • GenXer Sharon 🙏🍀

              Always left hoping for more!!! Great write. A topic many may not fully grasp.

              • sorenbarrett

                Thank you Sharon for the read and comment it is deeply appreciated

              • Thomas W Case

                Bleak beauty carved from pain, every line a wound made to breathe.
                You bleed the soul onto paper, gritty, unflinching, alive.

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you Thomas for your read and comment it is most appreciated

                • Allie561

                  Wow Soren. The imagery and emotion in this poem is so vivid. I think you’ve captured exactly why many of us write poetry aside from a hobby, it’s to escape. Very well done.

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Thank you Allie I deeply appreciate you read and comment. Yes it is an escape and a way to vent what is inside

                    • Allie561

                      Yes you’re very welcome Soren, it’s always a pleasure.

                    • Kevin Hulme

                      But still a enjoyable Rollercoaster during the process. Can drive you Mad sometimes; but satisfyingly when finished.
                      A good Write.

                      • sorenbarrett

                        Thank you so much Kevin I appreciate your review and comment

                      • Goldfinch60

                        Those 'splashes' on the page come from within us in many ways soren, and always will be. Fine words.

                        Andy

                        • sorenbarrett

                          Thanks so much Andy for your review and words of support they are most appreciated

                        • Awam

                          compressed intensity..art for sure is a form of survival.

                          • sorenbarrett

                            Thank you Aman for the read and comment it is always valued

                          • Syd

                            Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant 👏

                            Very relatable and very well written.

                            - Syd

                            • sorenbarrett

                              Thanks so much for your read and most generous comment it is deeply appreciated

                              • Syd

                                You're very welcome.

                              • cully45

                                Short but interesting.

                                • sorenbarrett

                                  Thank you very much Cully for your read and comment it is most appreciated



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