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Anatomy of Melancholy

Loneliness, like a sickle that rips the soul to the bone 
One that makes you feel you are alone 
A feeling of utter desolation 
One that kills the hope in your emotion 

Desperation, like a rope that strangles your will to exist
In tearing sadness, it's hard to resist 
Like a drowse of enchanted magic potion 
That fashions a mortal illusion 

Desolation, a  state of intense hopelessness 
A painful feeling of drastic emptiness 
Like a creeping soul in the gloom 
That lost all its chances to bloom 

Emptiness, a feeling of complete depravity 
That savagely severs your ties to reality 
A state of bleak disposition 
That tears down the heart of your volition 

May 7, 2023 

Anatomy of Melancholy Poetry Contest (10th place)
Sponsored by: Craig Cornish

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Date: 5/15/2023 6:34:00 AM
Like a hammer to a nail: loneliness, desperation, desolation, emptiness! A severance of one’s ties to reality. Congratulations, Roger!
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Roger Roger
Date: 5/15/2023 1:42:00 PM
Thank you very much dear...
Date: 5/6/2023 6:43:00 PM
This poem does capture the essence of loneliness, which I know to be very painful. Well done, and best of luck in the contest!
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Date: 5/6/2023 6:53:00 PM
Thank you very much... Writing based on experience...

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