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Contradicting darkness

I sit here in this darkness, this place that feels so raw. Where the world is falling down around me and I feel I just cant take this anymore. 

yet here is a contradiction, that this place i sit with a life of pain inside me… it also brings me a feeling of openness and honesty and a place where I feel creatively free. If it were not for this you would not see inside of me. 

This dark place is where I can openly speak the thousands of words tumbling around and feel un judged. Unspoken words and repressed feelings, thoughts and un dealt with meanings. Shame, sadness, pain and torment, all released from their heavily shackled cage, to surface and relieve me of the tormented painful rage. Every time I feel this way I am my most creative at least in words. So this place you see as dark is something I cannot give up, for you will not see my inside heart. 

Copyright © Anthony Adderley | Year Posted 2024



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Air within the bubble

When I am around you 
The good things feel bad, 
And the bad things feel awful 

But I feel drawn, 
To you 
Your power, your hold

And I can breathe 
Inside this bubble 

I am teetering on the edge
Completely unstable

The bubble is a 2way mirror 
When inside I can see no way out 
No pain outside, just the reflection of my own  image staring back. 

When looking from outside in, I can see right through. 
The pain, troubles and heartache within. 
Realisation.

Is it better to see the truth or not feel the pain?!!! 

Copyright © Anthony Adderley | Year Posted 2024


Book: Shattered Sighs