Melancholy

Mutilated mind constructs the precinct of recluse Encasing the stifling loneliness of sad prison Languishes there the surrendered psyche. Agony unsurmountable relentlessly Negates the positive perspective of hope Cauldron of dissonance remote from the rhythm of the outside Hollowness inside filled with drops of depression in adagio Obdurately prolonged as untiring mental affliction. Latent desires are demolished and the malleable mind Yields to nostalgia, the melancholic remnant of yearning. ___________ (I chose to use Acrostic form to dissect melancholy to discern its anatomy) May 9, 2023 Contest : Anatomy Of Melancholy Sponsored by : Craig Cornish