My mind closes rank
On itself and on myself
I reach past the barbed
Wire capturing my freedom
And the harder I reach, the closer
The wire encroaches on my well-being
Threatening to destroy my world, my life
And all of me
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My Mind
My mind billows
In every direction
Flying into space
And sinking into oceans
In depths of sadness
And waves of emotions
My mind drags me high
And sinks me low
It attacks with violence
And loves with passion
It drives me crazy
And keeps me sane
My mind is my enemy
And also my friend
My only company
Surrounded by solitude
My mind is a kite
Flying in the sky
And an anchor
Keeping me
Alive
Shadowed Waters
Tight fingers
Grab my neck
I cannot move –
In an iron grip
Shadowed waters
Pull me under
I need!
Air
Suffocated
I lost myself
A long time ago
I look around
To see a void
Where is the child I was
The girl I knew?
Buried beneath pain
And death –
Suffocated
Playing Dead
My bed is the only place I want to be
So I’ll put a pillow over my head
And be alone in my dark mood
If anyone is looking for me
I am playing dead
(And after that, I will roll up my sleeves and learn Angular2. Because I can.)
Safety
I turn to the sun and see brightness and light
I look within and feel courage and life
In the depths of despair I will hold out my arms
And gently be lifted from the dark well surrounds
To the higher, brighter, sun-drenched place
Of life, and light, and safety
Boomerang
All the things I should have done
Or said or not, comes back to
Haunt my mind like a
Boomerang
Returns from whence
It came, rattling in my brain
Harrassing me whole days and night
Demons Rising
Panic is rising
Rising up and
Light is growing
Growing dimmer
While darkness
Is darkening
I steel myself
Trying to keep
Safe from
Demons inside
Rising up to
Throttle
My heart
Not knowing
Where to go
Or where to turn
I hold myself
Ocean Floor
I can’t think straight
But for the darkness creeping in my mind
Waiting for the waves to crash over
And drag me to the bottom
Of the ocean floor
Lurking
Anxiety lurks
In shadows waiting to pounce –
Unsuspecting prey
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