Notes About The Poem
For: Swap It Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich

I Retreat Swap It Quatrain

Into the safety of imagination where I retreat
the incessent drums of society no longer beat,
and the world becomes my own creation
where I retreat into the safety of imagination.

I'd rather dwell inside a wondrous dream
and dance within the sacred stream
than live outside in man-made hell,
inside a wondrous dream I'd rather dwell. 

So the doctors diagnosed me, I have a mental sickness,
but they're the ones who really suffer thickness
while I can simply lock the door and lose the key; 
I have a mental sickness, so the doctors diagnosed me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Dietrich Avatar
July 1, 2024 at 10:09 AM
You did a good job here. Its good to retreat from things we hate. I do it all the time to get my mind off chronic pain. Well done and congrats
Achara Avatar
July 1, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Thank you. It was fun to write.
Greenhough Avatar
June 4, 2024 at 10:10 PM
This is an imaginative poem. Good luck with the contest.
Achara Avatar
June 5, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Thank you.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 4, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Like this! Well done!
Achara Avatar
June 5, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Thank you.
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