Everything is upside down, and I cannot see why
I stare at myself and fall apart
There's something wrong and gnawing at my peace of mind
The shadows I've learned to cradle and conceal
They are the shadows in my mind, and I embrace them
They spark my soul and fill my quiet thoughts
We laugh and we mingle together
They are my friends - cut from the same cloth
Yet I keep one quiet thing locked away
An unspeakable ache that causes profound misery
They confirmed nothing is wrong,
I should feel no guilt and to be strong
To die is to forget and to forget is to die
A dream to wake, an unfinished goodbye
The mortal sleep is done, the shadows flee;
I smile to see them step into the free
My perspective is skewed, or so people tell me
I don't deny their words or feelings
But I promise I'm not duplicitous
This is my core truth
Drowning in sadness, paralyzed by fear, and fractured by hardship
To exit to an empty quiet
To leave my audience mesmerized
Masking my true emotions
Walking alongside lifelong phantoms
A premature goodbye
To silence the chaos brought by my inner circle
Everything is upside down, and I cannot see why
I stare at myself and fall apart
I can’t do right for doing wrong
And so, I live to break this curse
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Author:
Cassie Hays (Pseudonym) (
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Comments3
Very well written and heartfelt. We do endure pain, hopefully we can persevere and find solace in this mess.
So many elements out of place, feelings of dismay and trouble. There is an existential angst in this poem that gives it a sense of discomfort like an ill fitting shoe that must constantly be adjusted. Very nicely expressed it tells its tale well. Good job.
Cassie, damn...this one feels painfully close to the bone. Iām glad the ending still reaches for breaking the curse instead of surrendering to it. š¹š¤ššÆļøš¦āā¬
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