Rhona Mcferran Poet Rhyme

Drowning In Self

Sinking in a sea of Me
I gurgle, choke and bubble
down I go into my depths
into a world of trouble

Immersed in self, I cannot breathe
I'm suffocated so
I writhe and turn uncomfortably
with nowhere else to go

The stifling space inside my brain
gets smaller all the while
until I find a rope to grasp
within another's smile

Once heaved and pulled up, out again
I finally I catch my breath
saved from Myself, a fate I fear
was something worse than death!

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Old Buck June 12, 2019 at 1:33 PM Rhona: Until I find a rope to grasp within another's smile. Powerful presentation. Brought tears to an old man's face. Thank you for "saving me today" with your words. Keep them coming. oldbuck Rhona Mcferran June 13, 2019 at 1:29 PM Aaawww, thank you for the lovely comment- you made my day! ;)

Richard Lamoureux April 12, 2019 at 3:34 PM Congrats on being in the top 100 new poems! Rhona Mcferran April 12, 2019 at 11:25 PM Thank you so much!! ;)

Andrea Dietrich March 30, 2019 at 8:28 PM this is awesome. I don't know if I Have quite felt this way about myself personally, but in some situations when we feel we are going a bit crazy, I think many of us can relate to it then! Love the flow of it. Rhona Mcferran March 30, 2019 at 11:09 PM Thanks, my friend! Mine isn't always quite *this* dramatic... but I do like to go in for full-effect! ;D

Silent One March 30, 2019 at 5:55 AM We have all been here Rhona,sometimes we forget ourselves.... well expressed.. Rhona Mcferran March 30, 2019 at 11:06 PM Thank you, Silent One! Good to know I'm not alone in this... ;)

Caren Krutsinger March 30, 2019 at 4:41 AM A fav for me, Rhona. I have popped it onto my list for it is heart-felt and truthful and resonates with me clearly. Rhona Mcferran March 30, 2019 at 11:05 PM Thank you, my friend.... I knew you would understand (as you're often the person on the other end of the rope)! ;)

Pashang Salehi March 30, 2019 at 2:18 AM I love these forms of thoughts, I am also without me... this is poetry. Rhona Mcferran March 30, 2019 at 11:00 PM Thank you so much!! ;)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart March 29, 2019 at 10:30 PM Oh yes. A fave. x Rhona Mcferran March 29, 2019 at 11:51 PM Thank you so much, Mo!! ;)

David Mchattie March 29, 2019 at 10:02 PM I like it. Nicely done. Rhona Mcferran March 29, 2019 at 11:51 PM Thank you!