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
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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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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