Melancholy

melancholy  overcame him, dragging  his soul into slow motion flickering time.
Nothingness a fog of sad dead initiative clouding the endless night
He stopped in mid stride, realizing the fruitlessness of flight
How could things have turned so suddenly tight
Ripping  to tear apart  the core of his self
He fell sinking into the cold wet bog
There was no reason to rise
No feeling worth feeling
Time was forsaken
He embraced
Melancholy
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Mckenzie Avatar
October 27, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Wow this is emotional and sad but well done poem, I love the form of writing as well. Sometimes we can get melancholy! Laura :)
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