I Sigh


I sigh
month after month
disappointment
how long? 
am I not allowed to cry? 
tears fall
drop by drop
wetting my dress
nose blocked
thoughts stop
I wish to die
just get lost
in the listlessness
of it all
Is it too much to ask for? 
tears and tatters
I'm in shatters
not again
Oh! please
NOT AGAIN
my head hurts
from holding on 
to hope
I crack beneath
the seemingly strong
surface
Today
let me wallow
let these drops swallow
me up
I sigh

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CayCay Jennings

Date: 3/12/2025 10:37:00 PM

OHHHHH, I felt this. Sorrow, relatable sorrow so poetically expressed. Pray I, this is not your current state of being. Just in case, I will lift you up in prayer. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Valsa George

Date: 3/6/2025 10:30:00 PM

Deep melancholy is powerfully penned. People sometimes land in such precarious mental state. Hiding tears will only aggravate the situation. Let tears flow and purge all pent up pain. Belated Congratulation dear Joanna on your win.

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 2/10/2025 11:14:00 AM

O, sweet friend. This is so lamentable and lovely! Congratulations! :)

Christuraj Alex

Date: 2/8/2025 6:52:00 AM

"I wish to die just get lost in the listlessness of it all" - True suffocation is very powerfully painted in words. Congratulations!

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 2/7/2025 8:26:00 AM

Come on, Joanna. Move out and go for a coffee near the sea side and think of joyful happenings.

Len Gasun

Date: 2/7/2025 6:25:00 AM

Oh, I'm moved by your beautiful poem my dear poet friend Joanna. I've experienced this lately but after crying I ended up sighing. Hope you're ok my dear friend. I'm glad to see you back. Hope you're really fine. Thank you so much for this gorgeous moving write. Sorry, I can't stay long yet here coz of my loads of work. But I'll try to be back soon to read more from you ok. God bless you always and your poetry. Keep writing coz it's therapuetic. Many hugs from me to you. Miss u.