Drowning

jessleegrace

I feel like I’m drowning 

 

Drowning in the lack of love

From a mother 

And from a father 

 

Drowning in the fact that 

Everyone wants to touch me 

And no one wants to love me

 

Drowning in the distance

Between me and my future

Because how can one look years ahead 

And plan for everything to come

When you’re struggling to swim through the next 24 hours 

 

How can you prepare for life 

When you don’t feel you’ll make it?

 

I’m drowning in the eyes of a man

Who sees my pain and won’t let go

Who is there without being there 

Who loves me

Not the way I love him 

 

And I’m drowning in pain 

 

The pain of knowing 

Tomorrow will come. 

  • Author: jessleegrace (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 10th, 2018 14:22
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • patiglacz

    this is so well written, just... wow

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    HI JESS ~ WELCOME TO MPS Thanks for your First Poem ~ well written "free verse" with plenty of rhythm. The content presents life as it is and many of us can emphasise with the feeling of DROWNING in Life & Love !
    Verse 3 highlights the problems of the Present and an uncertain Future ! Verse 5 ~ People who are Physically Present but Emotionally Absent ~ we can all relate to that and we all end up Drowning in Pain ! Thanks for sharing ~ more please ~ Yours BRIAN The way MPS works is by mutual reading and commenting ~ Please check my site ~ Thanks B !



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