sertraline
medication?
more like calcification
the myopic solution
replacing anxiety
with apathy
losing focus
focusing
on what i have lost
my thoughts
circle the drain
both hope and fear
falling in turn
i am lost
a rudderless raft
left to drift
upon a dead calm lake
fog obscures the bank
fog obscures desire
i am far too calm
to stay safe
life and death
seem equally desirable
i drift
cold rationality
the last remaining
life preserver
the small subtle voice
whispering
that this too shall pass
the sun will shine
the wind will blow
and i will have purpose once more
This poem is from the book, ‘Poetry from a Dark Night of the Soul’.
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i float
the vastness of the ocean
has been replaced
by the safety of a kiddy pool
i float
under a lifeguards watchful gaze
passively accepting
the artificiality of my confines
only vaguely aware
of a time
not long ago
when I could look upon the horizon
and feel the sun upon my skin
memories
of riding atop the waves
both terrified and exhilarated
by nature’s limitless beauty
have been replaced
by the scent of chlorine
penetrating my nose
and irritating my eyes
but I don’t care
i am lulled by the warmth of the water
and comforted by the knowledge
that soon
i will forget
the taste of salt water
and the thrill of that first plunge
into the depth
of the ocean’s
infinite embrace
This poem is from the book, ‘Poetry from a Dark Night of the Soul’.
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apathy
there is something
uniquely terrifying
about watching your emotions
dissipate before your eyes
witnessing the fear
of your fear falling away
itself fall away
into the abyss of apathy
leaving nothing
but a gentle malaise
and a question
you don’t care enough to answer
is it worse
to feel pain
or to not feel anything
at all?
This poem is from the book, ‘Poetry from a Dark Night of the Soul’.
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Stupefied
I sit
Stupefied
Seeking solace
From shame
The silence
Is no longer safe
Secrets seep
From the shadow
Slowly I find myself
Surrounded
My sanity siphoned
Into stillness
This poem is from the book, ‘A Requiem For What Could Have Been: Poetry For The Broken’.
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Empty
Sitting
In the sun
In an empty field
My head
Too heavy to hold
I numbly
Weep
For the life
I was too afraid
To live
This poem is from the book, ‘Poetry from a Dark Night of the Soul’.
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Nothing
i don’t want
to do
anything
yet
even doing nothing
is still
something
This poem is from the book, ‘Bound To The Wings Of A Butterfly’.
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but a feather
i am but a feather
drifting between worlds
forced to float
on the whims of the wind
perhaps
one day
i’ll be allowed
to rest
This poem is from the book, ‘Bound To The Wings Of A Butterfly’.
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