Best Drowning Poems
Do not build a ladder
when I fall into the abyss—
I did not call for climbing.
The thorn in me
is not a riddle to solve,
nor a window to repair.
I am thunder, not your project-
rain needing witness,
not your umbrella.
When I say I’m drowning,
do not throw ropes of reason.
Let me sink into your silence—
weightless, unrescued, yet unalone.
Be the shore that does not move
as my waves thrash and settle.
My pain is not a puzzle.
Don’t match it to your pieces.
It is a wild bird—
let it wheel, let it scream, let it land
uncaged cage on wild earth.
You see my storm
and lash advice like scaffolding,
but I need someone
to taste the torrent,
to say yes—it bites, and burns,
not someone who murmurs
“you should have stayed inside.”
To love me is to shhh,
to hold space as sacred,
to hear with your cells,
not just your ears.
Sinking in a sea of Me
I gurgle, choke and bubble
down I go into my depths
into a world of trouble
Immersed in self, I cannot breathe
I'm suffocated so
I writhe and turn uncomfortably
with nowhere else to go
The stifling space inside my brain
gets smaller all the while
until I find a rope to grasp
within another's smile
Once heaved and pulled up, out again
I finally I catch my breath
saved from Myself, a fate I fear
was something worse than death!
My soul yearns to wander
the thoughts of beauty
where my dreams drift endlessly
on winds of wishes
when I read the words
forming in my mind
as metaphors scatter cold
and sentences run wild
and I'm drawn toward
mystic meadows of wordy mists
where illusions are scribed
in wondrous wonder
to become crumbled pages
of poems that could have been
Tonight I'll cry for my unwritten words
as I sit before the fire
and toast to my heart
beating like a drum
calling out the poems in my mind
that vanished, leaving me empty
drowning in darkness
Lips touch the tip of morning with the awakening
of thine eyes,
accompanied
by inexhaustible
thoughts of only
you. Drifting away
from abed, thoughts
trace in tandem with
thy body in lost sight
within the flat-bottomed
vessel. Water pouring
down accreting to the
seductive oils
forming to
crystallized
foam.
Drowning
deeply
in
Love.
Pace, G
INK-U-SCRIPT
08-02-2012
stop pretending you care, you never loved me
but your eyes filled with bliss my every day
i know i'm not her, i'm not trying to be
all my hopes of acceptance will fade away
polite words of love do me harm
stop saying things you dont believe
i could cover my corpse with your arm
but its worthless since you shall deceive
i dont want to admit who you are
the purpose itself is in vain
depressed angels could start war
seeing my dieing reflectons of pain
please tell my weak heart you cant
you are not, you shall never be tru
for,my love,deep dreams i shall haunt
everytime black leaves are drowning in dew
Sometimes I think
I would love you more
if I was still drinking.
And then I decipher the code:
I would love you more
if I still loved myself less.
Tell me all about her
Is she beautiful?
Is she simple in her complex way?
Is she all you want and need?
Is she your everything?
Tell me is she beautiful?
Is she that pretty picture in your mind?
The one with whom you spend your time?
I bet she’s perfect
Is she the sun, the moon, the night, the day?
Is she the dream you wish would never go away?
Tell me is she beautiful?
Tell me is she special?
Is she perfect in her imperfections?
Is she fragile like a rose?
But yet so unbreakable
Tell me is she beautiful?
Is she the reason you can’t hide
The smile that’s stretched from eye to eye?
I bet you love her
Is the one who holds your heart?
The one who lies within your arms?
I bet she’s wonderful
Tell me am I beautiful?
Am I strong in my weak-hearted way?
Tell me that I’m worth it
If I fall on my knees and cry
Will you stay?
We are all in the same boat
Just trying to stay afloat
Not drowning under the waves
That ripple and grow more each day
Life jackets can help us bounce
But something comes along to pounce
Dragging us down to the bottom
There's only so much we can fathom
Until we can't catch our breath
From the murky water depths
Of life that happens every day
From an anchor we just sway
Hoping to survive this fate
Of a weight that's much too great
Everyone is suffocating
We could use some incubating
So we can breath once again
Letting all this drowning end
When life feels heavy and hard to bear,
And you're drowning in feelings of despair,
Remember that storms don't last forever,
And the sun will shine again, whenever.
Though the road may be rough and tough to tread,
And it feels like joy and hope have all but fled,
Hold on tight and don't give up the fight,
For even in darkness, there is still light.
Life is a journey, full of twists and turns,
But remember, it's okay to feel the burns,
For in the ashes, new beginnings can grow,
And your strength and resilience will surely show.
So when life doesn't seem to get better,
Hold on to hope and don't be a quitter,
Know that you are not alone in your strife,
And better days will come, in time, in this life.
Our rising water's
flooding emotion
gasping ecstasy
Where are we heading
Human nature helplessly wondering
Mother Nature hopefully warning..
A submerged universe
By a torrent of floods curse
What is coming hope not worse..
A world of less and less meaning
For all those on the surface floating
Solid grounds nolonger touching..
To what is occurring inside unaware
Unable to see the gloom and void in the air
Drowning in a daylight nightmare..
Trapped in a web of wealth and profusion
Full to the brim the sight in confusion
Bathing in fathomless wells of delusion..
Where is your balance if I dare ask
Why in a fake glory you still bask
When will you wear off your dehumanised Mask ?
The Lighthouse for so long deserted
Its Light and compass inverted
The human mission there is simply averted..
A universe of less and less essence
Thrown into oblivion its inner balance
Wholes falling into holes of decadence..
Minds seized in captivity
Souls stained in their Beauty
Bodies withered in passivity..
Human bonds with iron fists ruled
With velvet gloves Man is fooled
In Humankind decay well schooled..
Detached I keep observing
Absorbed I am suffocating
Involved my voice spilling..
Would I to life flow surrender
Stop considering the offender
And being a determined defender..
I am but a word devotee
Addressing every bel esprit
In my heartfelt poetry..
Inspired by the latest masterpiece of my dearest friend and poetess Maria Williams.
The moment I met him- I was smitten,
soon, I was drowning in his lust;
with desire and love I was bitten and lost,
his smooth, silky voice and words made me trust him.
I became a slave to his hands and lips;
he held me tight- caressing.
I was his love slave . . . his scent was my drink of wine,
his kisses and words I imagined were true blue;
but they were a prison that held me his love slave,
we were pain, joy, hate, fear- and passion.
Words smothered me - yet, I purred like a kitten,
my heart was filled with deep disgust;
and still with great desire my love for him drips!
I stood and looked at this man who said, MINE;
and in the end- I had to be brave,
and walk, NO- run away fast . . . .
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July 2, 2019
Poetry/Free Verse/Drowning in His Lust
Copyright Protected, ID 19-11163-696-02
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
Written for the Premier contest, Slave To Love
sponsor, John Hamilton
Sixth Place
Drowning does not bring a calm escape,
Cave diving lacks any peaceful allure.
Though some may assert otherwise, I know,
There's no tranquill closing of the eyes,
No soft wave of water upon the lips.
It becomes a frantic fight for your breath,
Sucking air from your rebreather, you strive,
Catching the last gasps from your dwindling tank.
You tug, kick, and pull your partner away,
In every direction, pulling against fate,
Trying to release them from the dark grip,
Struggling to save both souls from the depths,
Chained to this relentless underwater cave.
The walls close in tight around you both,
As water seeps into your equipment,
A presence that threatens to take your life.
Your partner is trapped in a narrow hold,
And you cannot rise until they are freed.
Panic seizes your heart as you thrash hard,
Breath grows more labored, air seeps from your grasp.
Then the drowning comes, a crushing pressure,
A vice, bringing an agony so profound.
With every desperate attempt to Inhale,
Frantic gasps follow in rapid sequence,
A burning tightness constricts your thundering chest,
Accompanied by intense coughing fits,
Expelling pink, frothy fluid that drifts
In quiet surrender amid the dark.
After chaos and despair have raged on,
After the struggle that felt endless,
You finally find mercy, your pain fades.
Released at last from those depths of despair.
DROWNING
By Kevin Robey
June 21, 2013
I’ve got this bad disease
That haunts my daily dreams
No dispose of the rage inside
Flash the smile of my disguise
Pretend you’ve figured it out
Tell them you don’t have a doubt
Or show them your demon wings
And hear their warning bells ring
One day they’ll finally let you be
You’ll cast your sails into the sea
No better part of me, can’t you see?
The captor and the captive, never free
I always found questions but never the cure
Your eyes kept me so bright and so pure
I can’t resist the lure any more, just carry on
Fading echoes of the fighting songs are gone
This is the status quo, a fairly average day
Heads or tails they say, doesn’t matter anyway
This is the time I look ahead and leave it behind
I’ll stare at the sun until the fire leaves me blind
Gone from the world, I’ll see no more pain
Black or white they say, it’ll all be the same
It will not matter if it’s day or if it’s night
The world will fade to my imaginary design
These are the thoughts that brought me to this drain
Take the world from my eyes that caused all this pain
Let the raging sea claim every single part of me
The world will never hear this final, desperate plea
Just save yourself
It’s too late for me
I’m drowning again
Drowning again…
how can such a word bring such feelings of guilt, pain, love and claustraphobia all at the
same time?
drowning in pain
in water
in love
in lies
in silence
in noice
in light
in darkness
in space
in sheets
in words
in thoughts
in nothingness