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Don't Give Up

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I recognize those dark cynical thoughts
the ones that spin viciously in your headspace

incessant the whirlwind of nightmares
I can feel their every spasm and tremor

we’re two of a kind you and I in the hollow
lightning bolts in the storms of the night

distraught echoes of screams amid the tornado
lost while frustration’s cast madly in every direction

I sense the strained fury of anxiety’s trauma
deep shadows of despair where your anger’s built up

a labyrinth so convoluted electrical currents run amok
the fog haunts a blurred mind that’s muddled and garbled

surprisingly all is not as hopeless as it may appear
if you dare hold on… don’t give up… take my hand



Read on air by invitation  ~  May 14, 2021  'LATE NIGHT POETS'

AP: 2nd place 2022, Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted on May 12, 2021 for contest ALL YOURS (MAY 14) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST

Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2021

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/13/2021 12:04:00 PM Hello Lin, Good advice. Hugs Darlene Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/14/2021 11:02:00 AM Hello I will. You have an enjoyable day to. Hugs. Line Gauthier Date: 5/13/2021 12:38:00 PM Thanks, Darlene. Have a lovely day ~

Regina Mcintosh Date: 5/13/2021 4:40:00 AM Wonderful words, whimsical and warm... love it. God bless you always. Love, Gina Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 5/13/2021 8:50:00 AM Thanks, Gina ~

Daniel Turner Date: 5/12/2021 8:30:00 PM Only someone who has dealt with depression could write a poem like this. I wrote one a few years back entitled my depression. Crazy good writing, Line. A subject most avoid. Login to Reply Daniel Turner Date: 5/13/2021 6:49:00 AM not the first time I was wrong:) Line Gauthier Date: 5/12/2021 10:38:00 PM Thanks, Daniel. Actually it's about a friend and hearing what she went through ~ thank you