On the edge

I ¦¦¦ have a dark side
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ like the moon
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ that never lights up
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ the ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ delusions
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
Like ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ a sheet of glass
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ slicing through proximity
¦¦¦ if ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ distant ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ with the dark side
¦¦¦¦¦ like a dejected piece ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦¦ to reach out ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ behind the doors
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
I leave ¦¦¦ struggling
On the edge ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ tired ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦

(Blackout of On Listening To Pink Floyd by Subhash Misra)

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Joanna Daniel

July 31, 2026 at 2:47 AM

Great work, Tania😊

Tania Kitchin

July 31, 2026 at 11:58 AM

Joanna, thank you.

Dorothy Gibbons

July 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM

Well done Tania love it. But like Tom I still unsure how to do blackout poetry. Hugs friend <3 <3

Tania Kitchin

July 29, 2026 at 3:55 AM

Dorothy, thank you. Blackout poetry is very easy. You can have PS upload a poem and then you black out some of it to make a new poem. You should try it.