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Self-Sentenced Solitude :POTD:

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Locked within the confines of my mind’s dark cell, Both convict and captor, a self made hell. Each thought a shackle, every memory a bar, Confined by my own mind, a prisoner of psychological scars. In this self-imposed exile, I am utterly alone, A solitary figure locked in a world of dark, cold stone. Forsaken by hope, abandoned by light, I dwell in the shadows, a prisoner of everlasting night. These lonely walls echo my silent screams, As I fight with demons, trapped in dreadful dreams. I reach out for redemption, but find none there, In this self made prison, my remorseful soul lays bare. For I am the architect of my own demise, Sentenced to solitude, beneath storming skies. Cramped within the confines of my own creation, Condemned to a life of eternal damnation.

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Dee Styke

Date: 9/12/2024 5:12:00 AM

Thank you for the glimpse of the raw darkness you experienced. The writing is real. Well done.

Diane Perna

Date: 9/11/2024 5:32:00 PM

Written so well, I can totally relate. Profound!

Tonye George

Date: 7/17/2024 1:40:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD Dear Edward. Great read.

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/17/2024 11:19:00 AM

Thank you so much Tonye. I appreciate your congratulations deeply, you are too kind. Enjoy this beautiful day

Wardah Ahmed

Date: 7/12/2024 5:46:00 AM

Congratulations. It's a lovely poem to read. Hard times inspire great words. Wardah

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/12/2024 5:51:00 AM

Indeed they do Wardah!! Thank you for the congratulations my friend. Your kindness and support mean more than you know.

Benjamin Bartley

Date: 7/10/2024 8:06:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD. I feel you. It helps to be able to write it down. Thanks for sharing.

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 8:48:00 PM

Thank you for your kind words and congratulations Benjamin. Indeed, there is a certain solace in pouring one’s heart onto the page. I’m grateful for the opportunity to share and connect through our words here at PS. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support here!! Your support means a great deal to me. Thank you my friend.

Brandy Nicole

Date: 7/10/2024 7:44:00 PM

Dwelling in shadows and staying in those dark corners of the mind, is a dangerous place to be. ( Let some light in, please ! ) I understand it may be difficult for some. Sad indeed, when this happens. Your thoughts are deep and powerful, all at the same time. Congratulations Edward, on Poem of the Day. My best to you. ~ Brandy

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 8:44:00 PM

Ah, Brandy, your words are a light that illuminates the very depths of my shadowed soul. Indeed, the darkness holds a perilous allure, a siren’s call to those who dwell too long within its grasp. I thank you for your gentle reminder to let in the light. Your understanding and kindness are a warm flame to my haunted heart. My deepest gratitude for your congratulations my dear. May your days be ever filled with the light and warmth you so graciously extend.

I Am Anaya

Date: 7/10/2024 12:45:00 PM

Edward, congratulations on your POTD! I think it's how we met? This is a favorite for me, it flows with such depth emanated by thoughts of self-awareness of what can be so dark. Goth organic, and truly amazing Enjoy your day! Anaya~ Xhugs

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 5:03:00 PM

Hello again dear Anaya!!! So good of you to stop in again and leave such a lovely comment!! Thank you so much. WOW!! And a FAV too!!! I am undeserving of such praise and honor my dear, but I am so thankful for your support and kindness. Thank you

Nancy Kaufman

Date: 7/10/2024 12:18:00 PM

Hi Edward, What a dark but poignant poem you have composed here sir! "each thought a shackle, every memory a bar", so wonderfully illustrates what bogs the human condition down when we become too self-absorbed which so many of us do. Congratulations on this POTD!

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 5:00:00 PM

Thank you so much Nancy for your kind words and thoughts!!! Us humans have a tendency at times to really get caught up in our heads and sometimes the shadows from the past come to haunt again. Dark times are intermittent and thankfully don’t last too long. Hope you are having a wonderful day my dear!!

Jim Slaughter

Date: 7/10/2024 10:50:00 AM

Wow! Edward, surely...hopefully...there is some light, somewhere at the end of your dark, dark tunnel. A beautiful, albeit difficult piece to read. Congrats on POTD, at any rate.

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 4:58:00 PM

Ah yes Jim, fear not my friend, there is a beautiful light at the end of the tunnel!! I can see it now. Thank you my friend

Constance La France

Date: 7/10/2024 10:45:00 AM

Edward, dark, deep and pondering, wonderfully penned and congratulations on receiving the deserving POEM OF THE DAY honor, Constance

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 4:56:00 PM

How very kind of you Constance, Thank You so much!!! It pleases me to know my penning has caused some pondering in your mind!! I appreciate your feedback and support.

Steven Mwakatundu

Date: 7/10/2024 9:47:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD. Well penned.

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 10:23:00 AM

Thank you Steven, I appreciate your support!!!

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 7/10/2024 8:40:00 AM

Congratulations on your POTD win. WOW!!! What a powerful write with a great ending. Love your line, "For I am the architect of my own demise," So Very True... FAV for me... Have a great/blessed day writing away.........................

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 10:16:00 AM

Thank you so much Paula, your support means so much!! I am flattered this was a FAV for you!! How wonderful!!!

Christina Bowring

Date: 7/10/2024 8:25:00 AM

Dear Edward, many congratulations for POTD with this wonderful, powerful write. Beautifully rhymed lines and each line leaves a great impact,’ These lonely walls echo my silent screams’ ‘ In this self made prison’. These feelings of inner entrapment will resonate with many. A wonderful piece. Blessings to you :)

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 10:13:00 AM

Christina your kind words warm a cold heart. Thank you so much for reading my piece and taking the time to leave a heartfelt comment. I am grateful

Edward Wraith

Date: 7/10/2024 6:33:00 AM

Thank you all for the kind words and support!! It means more than any of you could know!! I am truly humbled and honored! Thank you

Unseeking Seeker

Date: 7/10/2024 5:23:00 AM

Dark but beautifully penned. As rightly observed, “I am the architect of my own demise” ~ warmest congratulations on POTD, Edward

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 8:18:00 AM

Thank you so much Seeker!! I’m happy you found some beauty in the darkness!! I greatly appreciate your kind words and support friend!!

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 7/10/2024 5:09:00 AM

Hello Edward, What a great poem on the aspects of how one's own mind can become a prison. I liked how you showed how our mind leads to a state of unwanted loneliness and suffering. It is tragic how we allow negative thoughts and self-imposed isolation to take control of our brains. Congratulations on POTD! - Blessings, My Friend, Daniel

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 8:16:00 AM

There is no escaping the prison in your head!! I am my own worst enemy. Most days are a struggle. However, the true self can only be discovered in the darkness. Within the confines of my own troubled soul, lay an infinite reservoir of fortitude, resilience, and self-comprehension. To truly understand oneself, one must be plunged into the deepest, darkest depths of the psyche, to fight the demons of doubt, violent villains and specters of solitude. Only after conquering your shadow, can you be crowned KING of self.

Tom Woody

Date: 7/10/2024 4:55:00 AM

Second POTD. Yip yip. Nice use of alliteration

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 8:02:00 AM

Thank you Tom. Nice of you to noticed some of the subtleties in this morose musing!! Appreciate your support!!

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 7/10/2024 2:10:00 AM

A marvellous poem where every line is important.

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 8:00:00 AM

Thank you Victor!! I am so pleased this piece resonated with you. I am thankful for your support friend!!

Clive Culverhouse

Date: 7/10/2024 1:24:00 AM

This is dark and deep, sadly I've been there too, I say sadly but I think I've gained so much too from events and people after overcoming on the other side. Well written and well earned poem of the day Edward

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 7:58:00 AM

Well said Clive, I couldn’t agree more!!! Every Spring a sprout blooms from the ashes and decay of winter!! No matter how severe the strife, we must get on with life!! I appreciate your support friend, and thank you for leaving comment!!

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 7/10/2024 1:18:00 AM

It’s the way I feel too, wonderful poetry Edward. Congratulations on receiving the honour of poem of the day… Beryl

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 7:56:00 AM

Thank you so much Beryl!!! I hope the shadows of sorrow are lifted from you soon dear. I appreciate your support!!

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 7/10/2024 12:43:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD. This is a fantastic poem.

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 7:54:00 AM

Thank you Hilda!! I appreciate your support dear.

Ink Empress

Date: 7/9/2024 11:12:00 PM

Dear edward, This is a fave for me; every word; everything youv said here is just soul hitting! Powerful! Self sentenced solitude! That line i would love to use in a poem: brilliant! Sometimes we don’t realize why we push ourselves into a self constructed cage, but if only they knew, the ones that chose silence and solitude, know what it feels like to be rejected abandoned hurt etc! I see you lik dark poetry! This is my kind of poetry! And it reminds me of silent one too: fave!

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/10/2024 7:54:00 AM

Thank you so much Empress!!! Please work “Self-Sentenced Solitude” into one of your sensational scribblings!!!

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 7/9/2024 4:15:00 PM

Most people would say, "You've got to get out more". That's what they tell me. I am safe. I'll fave this one.

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/9/2024 6:00:00 PM

Hey Hilda, You correct my dear, “They” always have something trite and witty to say, they are so full of genius and opinions. We would be so much better off if we just listened to them!! I’ll never learn. I am so pleased you enjoyed this poem Hilda!! And to have it as a FAV!!! I am most grateful dear. Thank you for your support.

Deb M

Date: 7/9/2024 1:19:00 PM

Wow Edward….what a brilliant write…l felt every word and the trapped hopelessness! Deep ! Debx

Edward Wraith
Date: 7/9/2024 5:53:00 PM

Hey Deb!! Thank you so much for stopping in and reading one of my musings!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a kind comment and support. Thank you