I feel nothing, and everything
An empty echo
Trapped, screaming but yawning.
I go unheard.
There is a spark,
a promise of reanimation
in endless pools of blue.
I can die and live
a thousand lifetimes
in an interlocked gaze…
But what happens
when the jolt
no longer
reanimates
the dead.
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Author:
Anna Wakey29 (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Like The Library, I wrote this not long before my ex husband left. At this point he had alienated me from my friends and family and I had developed Agoraphobia. I thought he was keeping me alive, keeping me safe - but he was systematically lobotomizing everything I was.
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Comments4
When one is dead they are buried or cremated literally or figuratively. A sad poem but many respond to shock and the heart starts again. Well done
Thank you ☺️
You are most welcome
this feels exactly what it’s like to be in a relationship with depression.Your poem brought a tear to my eye honestly,well done.
I'm so glad you related to it 🖤 it's such a struggle x
The Keys We Hand Over
There is a mirror in the sky,
one that warps when you look too long.
It reflects faces you’ll never meet,
whispering their opinions like gospel.
You polish your smile to perfection,
let their borrowed expectations braid
themselves into your hair, their strings
knot around your wrists, binding tight.
You become a silhouette of permission,
a shadow puppeteered by unseen hands.
When did you trade freedom for approval?
When did 'enough' become somebody else's word?
The truth is a locked door, waiting,
but only you carry the key.
Careful—each glance backward is a chain,
each nod to them tightens the leash.
There is a world beyond their gaze,
a rhythm that is fully your own.
Step boldly; no one else can sing
the song your heart was born to hold.
This was beautiful, thank you for sending such an intricate reply!
Break ups are hard. I like your poem about your experience with it. I hope you have an alleviated heart. 🙂
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