Broken: Anxious

His slow beating heart marches into her mind,
Grips onto her thoughts and dreams,
Drags her out into the open,
Exposing everything she believes,

And there's nought she can do against his dark love,
No matter where she wants to stay,
Like waves in the ocean he pulls her from shore,
And carries her through every day,

Then days become weeks become months become years,
Each morning she shuts her eyes tight,
As he hauls her out into the world,
Now her thoughts and her dreams have been wiped,

His slow beating heart are hands on a clock,
With monotony every day he still sings,
Songs of war and fear and fright,
Songs of the hell that she lives.

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Date: 7/2/2020 2:05:00 AM
You have the skills to portray many things/feelings accurately Lewis. A skill indeed. I believe it helps those who may need to be confronted by reality of the situation they are in or seek to understand what others are facing. Impressive work. Regards David in NZ
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Date: 6/21/2020 7:07:00 AM
Deep and dark, full of angst..
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Lewis Raynes
Date: 6/21/2020 7:12:00 AM
Hi SO, thankyou, im in a bit of a lull lately, hope things are good in ur world :)
Date: 6/20/2020 9:08:00 PM
Well done. Effective imagery! xomo
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Lewis Raynes
Date: 6/21/2020 7:11:00 AM
Hey Mo, thanks, hope things are going well for you :)
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