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The Drama That Silently Unfolds and Then Packs Itself Away

I'm feeling better now, but feel the after effects of the event that wasn't I feel I need to care less Instead of feeling all the pain The pain I can't take I still grieve that I leave it with you I close my eyes and grieve You won't know that Is everything wrong with me Or everything right I feel unnecessary I'm invited to the parties I'm sought out on the phone People want me to know That I should never feel alone But I cry silently And say I'm fine I'm writing these lines With tears streaming down my face All about a feeling, that I can't particularly place Two lots of bad news, last night, then today I think I wasn't fixed But I carried on anyway I'm so much less than I could be In every single thing My self awareness off the chart As I'm held together whilst falling apart I don't know why I cry I don't know why I'm sad There could be nothing wrong If I cared less Overwhelmed by emotion Maybe I cry for myself It's like I'm tangled in branches Unable to break free The wind that casts me skywards Is nothing but a breeze Light showers of rain And I'm falling to my knees I need to pick myself up All I need is self belief When the wind blows in my favour I'm soaring out of sight But I'm digging my own grave Before it turns night

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Date: 3/31/2023 3:49:00 PM
Takes courage to describe pain from the inside and then share it. But that is the blessing of poetry, it allows us to step outside and observe ourselves suffering or experiencing joy, making personal experience into art, something worthwhile. Thankyou for sharing the internal view, it has been transformed into a fine poem. Take care....
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Date: 3/31/2023 9:55:00 PM
Thank you Paul, I've spent so long hiding how I fall into an abyss because I snap out of it - sometimes very quickly. It's a strange situation of nothing wrong but everything then nothing again. I might look into insulating my aura as Unseeking Seeker suggests - I prefer that idea than having a screw loose! Thank you for your comments. It felt a bit self indulgent to post but if I'm trying cathartic poetry, I may as well try these elements too

Book: Shattered Sighs