Nathan Meerdink Poet Free verse

Yasta

darkness confines me
becomes me
i am but a shadow
lost in my own
darkened world
searching
for what i do not know
a family i never had?
a love i never knew?
peace from the chaos of this world?
abandoned by those who claimed to love me
never truly knew what love was
never really shown what love was
emotions are lost to me
hardened beyond truth
hardened beyond love
emptiness is my salvation
yet emptiness is my destruction
i dont feel
until pain
brings me back to reality
the sharp cold bite
of sharpened steel
the release of blood
brings me back
even if only shortly
it makes me feel
it makes me live
live
live

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Edward Ebbs September 28, 2014 at 10:40 PM Not to lighten your experiences, but sometimes adversity can lead to greatness. A tough childhood actually drives many to outrageous achievement and success. The difference can be one's resourcefulness and determination...like your poem :) Nathan Meerdink September 28, 2014 at 10:52 PM often i reflect upon the adversities of my life, they have shaped me into who i am today, yes i may be a darkened man, but i know i have a gift, a gift for writing, a gift for singing, thats all i can ask for and i would never change my past, it made me who i am today