Mixed Emotions

Powerful emotions can have powerful effects. They can heal, they can harm. Sometimes they are just a stew.

Trauma,

What a pain.

Stress,

Oh, not again.

Pity,

All those tears.

Anxiety,

All those fears.

Angst,

Woe is me.

Anger,

Let me be.

Envy,

Burns inside.

Jealousy,

A red tide.

Hate,

Corrosive acid.

Calm,

Lake Placid.

Love,

Soothing balm.

Bliss,

Fear no harm.

© 2018 The Iron Horseman

Author's Note

Just an observation on how many emotions can be mixed into a single, complex thought.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Even tho I really like your overall message, the outstanding thing here is your wordplay. I love the puzzle-like way the lines are crafted to be parallel but nicely varying & good rhyming. It isn't even a message, really. It's showing the transformation that's possible if we recognize our negativity & turn it around. You used the perfect amount of bad stuff with a nice ending of good stuff, well balanced. This is the poster child for show instead of tell (first rule of good writing). Fondly, Margie

[The Iron Horseman]

As per usual, Margie, I am amazed by your depth of perception. That is exactly what I was trying for! And your comment about show rather than tell is particularly meaningful and deeply appreciated because I am in the process of writing another western, a full-length novel this time, and that is one of the things I have been working on. Thank you so much for this terrific review.
Big hugs.

[Prynka]

I wish i could write like you.. Your words are like spears - cutting sharp words. Such a beautiful way to express so many emotions. I like the structure. Glad I dropped by.

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you, Prynka. I am very pleased that you like my work.
You can write like me; it just takes practise! :)

[A. Kim Spradling]

OK, here we go again!!! This poem oddly reminds me one by Dorothy Parker called Resume`! I have always enjoyed that poem. I memorized it in high school. No, not because I had to, but because I liked it that much! What a lyrical way to discuss emotions. Notice how I used the word "lyrical" instead of the word "love". Well, even though I did love it!! Ha!! Yes, I had to go there.

[The Iron Horseman]

Lol! Thank you, Belle. I'm glad you liked it. I don't think I've read any Dorothy Parker. Any relation to Robert B? :)

[An owl on the moon]

What a powerful flow of words, pouring down the page in the agony of existence. Thankful that such pain can be transformed into peace, and longing for that transformation always.

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.
I love your choice of nom de plume - it is very evocative!

[darkangle]

this is a really good free verse, i can relate to it.

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you.

[sette]

it is indeed a mixture of emotions a person has to undergo in his life, it will always depend on the will power of a person to understand himself and accept whatever life has to offer. a unique kind of poem that i have enjoyed reading.

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you.

[Vera Anne Wolf]

Simplistic comparative description, almost as if you were viewing a painters palette for emotions.

[The Iron Horseman]

Kind of, yes. Thank you for reading.

[Coyote Poetry]

Very nice flow of words led reader to hopeful and good ending. We do need calmness and peace to regain our mind and our heart. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you, my friend.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome. I enjoyed this one.

[AllauraRose]

This a great way to sum up emotions. I can go through a couple in one day and you explained them all perfectly! Amazing work!

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you, Allaura. I'm glad you liked it.

[Travis Gibson (poetic h..]

On point, like how the emotions turn for the better towards the end... good write!

[The Iron Horseman]

Thanks, Travis.