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Breakdowns Poems - Poems about Breakdowns


3am Breakdowns
Laying in the hospital bed taking in stares and remarks, reminding me of the inconvenience of my 3am breakdown. The pills still swirling around in my stomach. It's funny how when I'm down someone's determined to still drive me into the ground. For that very reason, being taken away to go stay behind those four walls in that hospital room, walking around in grippy socks, and...

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Categories: breakdowns, abuse, depression, loneliness, mental
Form: Free verse
Breakdowns
I hear that after she broke up with me she herself broke down. They say her main-spring unwound there in the London underground while waiting for the West Ham tube. Her knees ground to a halt, she just toppled over on that platform, an oily mess. Eventually she was partly repaired by several other erstwhile lovers, but her eyes had narrowed to knife points. I also...

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Categories: breakdowns, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Breakdowns
I hear that after she broke-up with me she herself broke down. A friend of a friend said he distinctly heard her main-spring go. They say she broke in the London underground. while waiting for the West Ham tube train. One of her many prodding elbows sprang a leak, a sharp knee ground to a halt, a sprocket in her head escaped out of her...

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Categories: breakdowns, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Breakdowns
I hear that after she tried to break me she herself broke down. A friend of a friend said he distinctly heard her main-spring go. They say she broke in the London underground. while waiting for the West Ham tube train. One of her many prodding elbows sprang a leak, a sharp knee ground to a halt, a sprocket in her head escaped out of...

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Categories: breakdowns, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Breakdowns
Nervous breakdowns and I seem shot Process now cus then I did not Mental breakdowns my brain did stop I’m seemingly lost but I’ve got my plot So along ago everyone forgot they want me to forget, me not tied and tangled with the pot now it clears untying knots Mental breakdowns My life stopped You couldn’t break down so I...

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Categories: breakdowns, depression,
Form: Rhyme



Wedding Breakdowns
the joys of marriage become memorable with unforseen breakdowns Late night frolicking and teasing continued Dancing and music lasted till early hours With a beating heart and ignited nerves I lay nervously on bed wondering what lay ahead My groom arrived with a garlanded brow Our marriage was performed with religious fervour While the priest read out our marriage...

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Categories: breakdowns, car, celebration, friend, marriage,
Form: Free verse

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