My Ebbing
Despair tugs at my confidence once again
my darkness clawing its way out
I welcome her like an old friend
Doubt somehow escaped
taunting my serenity
smirking at me from within
laughing as I cower
Building around me, my own prison tower
Peace once again an eternity removed
My healed wounds gaping, festering, infecting
I had this.
I know I did.
or so I thought
I forgot, darkness does not rest
instead it wears you down from within.
That place where you bury it never, ever surrenders.
It takes prisoners, it never becomes one.
Weary to the bone, I once again admit defeat
As I kneel hopelessly at darkness’ feet
About this poem
Fighting the urge to contact someone that shattered my being and did so much damage to me. Not yet understanding the effects of a trauma bond on ones mind, body, heart and soul.
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Written on December 18, 2022
Submitted by simonescholtz85 on April 28, 2023
Modified by simonescholtz85 on April 28, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 635 |
Words | 133 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1 |
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