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Broken Man

Date: 29/11/2017 Pick Your Topic: Depression and Sadness In the mirror, I only see a broken man Troubled not by the world, but by his own Thoughts from which he forever ran In the mirror, I only see a broken man Running wild, escaping into the sea Of tears hoping the winds of time Could blow him back to his loving span In the mirror, I only see a broken man Tearing the wings of his own soul To complaisantly walk with the unknown A journey whose end he didn't plan In the mirror, I only see a broken man Now he stands adrift, no path to tread In the river of despair he drowns knowing He could do naught but put his life on shelf In the mirror, I saw my broken self

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Date: 8/3/2018 4:21:00 PM
This is excellant work- I appreciate the repeat of the last line in each stanza, and the change in the last line of the last stanza...and the thoughts of despair are profoundly expressed...
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Rishabh Batheja
Date: 8/6/2018 1:12:00 AM
Thanks Aqua. Your appreciation means a great deal.
Date: 1/22/2018 8:33:00 AM
Sad poem well written on depression, Rishabh:)
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Rishabh Batheja
Date: 1/22/2018 10:21:00 PM
Thanx Jo. I really like your poems
Date: 11/29/2017 12:25:00 PM
A very sad poem... with deep imagery.. Well written..
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Rishabh Batheja
Date: 11/29/2017 9:50:00 PM
Thanx a lot, Silent One

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