Silent One Poet Free verse

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Fighting the Confusion

We all think he is strong

but he is crumbling
from the things he can't discuss.

His smile is actually his tears,
invisible to your eyes -
drowning him inside.

He is falling,
boulders upon his shoulders,
breaking his bones,

he claims
they are just the burdens of mankind.

He is in a place
he has not been before,
where silence is no saviour,
the voices are too loud -
but he is fighting the confusion

and he can hardly recognise himself,
nor remember who he once was,

but
he is trying,
to remain calm,
to remain horizontal,
but
he is tired,
cold like an autumn tree,
fragile like a winter rose.

He claims his poetry is no proof,
his poems are just pretend,
because he ignores those who reach out.
 
Unable to accept his vulnerabilities, 
he continues to conceal the truth,

because he thinks everything will be fine.

Simple Musing
Silent One
24 March 2019

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Phyllis Babcock December 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM Yes everybody hurts sometimes and we can smile on the outside but be dying on the inside. love phyl

FJ Thomas April 27, 2019 at 3:56 PM Isn't it amazing, and sometimes scary, how the words of another can tear your very soul... This piece encompasses so very much of so very many. Hello S1 :)

Carole Duet April 19, 2019 at 11:53 PM "I'm smiling on the outside and crying on the inside"...words I once said to my mother and so I know it is hard, Z. I think it's called depression and sometimes we suffer in silence but those of us who love you understand and believe in you. You will make it. After all, you're English. "Stiff upper lip" and "all that rot", old man! lol You "bloody well" deserve better!!

Robert Lindley April 18, 2019 at 4:45 AM So much depth, so much truth in this piece my friend. This rings clear to me my friend. And he admits not the terror* For its power would ever grow.* He walks within mists, sweeter dreams* Hides in waterfalls, falling streams* A definite fav..

Edlynn Nau April 13, 2019 at 1:22 PM I think you captured that sinking disconnection on osing the battle. The inability to stay vertical. Depression and/or not fitting in. Beautifully captured here and I see the passion and also the amount of work that went into this. Well executed in word, story, and pace. We all know him!

Jennifer Proxenos April 6, 2019 at 3:05 PM A wonderful self analysis of ones self written with magic poetic flair - evident that a sadness threads throughout this poem - bless you SO. Poetry hugs, Jennifer

Kelli White March 30, 2019 at 6:46 PM A man who cannot accept his emotions for a love that is free from his heart and free from his soul. How dare she be so free and far away from him a simple man who only wants to love her heart soul and entire being. God bless you my love forever and always.

Kim Rodrigues March 30, 2019 at 11:23 AM This is what my nephew goes through. He says he smiles but it is not how he feels inside but he has found a coping mechanism..though he still suffers. Blessings, my friend.

Jean Murray March 29, 2019 at 5:00 PM I know the mask as I wore it once Silent. You are so good at expressing what lurks within.

Vickie Hurtt - Thayer March 29, 2019 at 11:15 AM This reminds me of someone wearing a mask of depression...this is sad, deep and thought provoking. Vickie

Ravi Sathasivam March 28, 2019 at 7:46 AM Excellent and heartfelt write. Felt very much touches the soul of a man. Enjoyed reading it my friend.

Robert Lindley March 28, 2019 at 7:46 AM A truly great and fantastically deep emotive poem. One that reveals the fact that the author himself sees very deeply into this dark world and the human condition we call life. A fav a gem

Caren Krutsinger March 28, 2019 at 2:21 AM This line alone makes this poem a classic for me. "His smile is actually his tears," - I love an introspective vulnerable write, and this is probably the granddaddy of that!

Aurore Severo March 26, 2019 at 1:49 AM Very nice poetry!!!!

Mystic Rose Rose March 25, 2019 at 5:44 PM I hope that everything will indeed be fine for him, we all felt this way at some point in our lives. Your poetry is always touching and humanistic real. xo

Brandy Nicole March 24, 2019 at 11:04 PM We cannot be strong at all times. Showing emotions, letting them free, especially when the heart is all over the place. Truly makes you stronger. So beautifully written and presented. ~ Brandy

Eve Roper March 24, 2019 at 6:15 PM To step into a world that doesn't make sense to a person that is hurting and doesn't know how to repair it and their only way out in their mind is to open the door in front of them and close it forever sometimes.Enjoyed reading your work and so cherish your visits to my poems.Hugs Eve ~`*

Allen Beilschmidt Sr. March 24, 2019 at 5:08 PM Hidden emotions. Well done

Joseph May March 24, 2019 at 4:17 PM Sometimes people mask their emotions..Nicely penned

Chris Hagy March 24, 2019 at 3:54 PM Well written as always Silent... I think some days we all have to mask those tears for our world... have a good day :)

Judith S March 24, 2019 at 3:32 PM Brilliant writing!!! His smile is actually his tears, invisible to your eyes - drowning him inside. :,(

Tom Cunningham March 24, 2019 at 1:04 PM I worked with someone who appeared confident and strong and yet took his own life , there were no indications' anything was wrong. It just shows we don't know what goes on in someone's mind. Excellent write S.O. Tom

Lawrence Sharp March 24, 2019 at 10:13 AM The burden of strength very deftly expressed, SO, troubling and emotive.

Caren Krutsinger March 24, 2019 at 9:59 AM A heartfelt write, and I, for one, feel I have stood inside his soul for a second now.

Arturo Michael March 24, 2019 at 9:35 AM Talking words my friend...It's hard never satisfied...emptiness can't be denied...A thoughtful write today...

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