My mind, my enemy

The mind was an enemy of itself
A weapon forged by its own hands
Every thought a spiral of panic
Every decision a thought out plan

Silence became a blessing when noise is all you've known
It becomes a safe place after a war of chaos

The betrayal of your own thoughts is a tragedy on its own 
To not have your own back, in a world against you
Is to have a house not a home
To be surrounded by people, yet still feel alone

A prison of your insecurities 
Haunted by the ghost of regrets
Forever lingering in the deepest part of your soul
The mind a vast ocean of dead past selves
Screaming to be heard
Begging to be known
Wailing to be loved 
But who could love a mind that's perception of love is non-existent 

Fatigue drains the fight from the spirit 
Within the mind numbness creeps
Paralysing the mind until it gives in
To a life sectioned by depression 

Until the poison of self deprication becomes too much
That you fall into the state of being a zombie
Trapped inside a body you no longer own
Each day becomes a blur
A constant reminder of a life long gone 
A sad ending to the person you were
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Agustin Avatar
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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