Empty Soul

Empty Soul

A Poem by Kristen

A mask obscures my soul
From the moment I wake up.
Showing emotions is a weakness;
But my composed image is a fallacy.
I fear rejection from a corrupt society,
Opinions matter more than my health.
And the thing about life is
That I just can't seem to live.

My tongue is burdened with gossip,
My mind is filled with sarcasm.
Hurtful comments will not escape me,
Painful memories choose not to depart,
This heart of mine is neither cruel nor loving;
I am a shell in which nothing can survive.

When does a cover become too much to handle?
When does a lie turn into your life?
I hide from love when I should embrace it,
Warmth and kindness make me shy away.

I am a shell in which nothing can survive,
I am a master of my personal hell. 

© 2010 Kristen


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It takes much patience to be able to endure & experience our own Hell we've made for ourselves. But when it comes down to it, we all deserve love, even if we feel we don't. Having anxiety makes each day a constant struggle for me, but thanks to my job, I have been learning to cope with my surroundings & strive to be the best I can be. Society can't control your life, others opinions of you shouldn't matter. We just have to take each day as a lesson, a clean slate. Do things that make you smile & feel calm. I know how it feels to not feel like you're "good enough" for this world, but be the best 'you' that you can be. The dark feelings will pass eventually, but they always have their ways of trying to haunt us. Don't let them win...don't let them convince you of awful things. Leave the past in the past & just keep moving forward.

Posted 7 Years Ago


As somebody who can personally relate to what you're expressing in this piece, you've captured it extremely well. It's painful to read this because I can feel your emotions and pain in each line and stanza. Reading this feels like what happens when a corrupt backwards close-minded society helps drive and demoralize a kind soul into a broken/empty soul.

I hope I am wrong, but this is the type of piece that I don't think one can write or even understand unless they live it and experience firsthand just what it feels like to live it. I know where you're coming from as having lived a similar journey, and I applaud your courage for being able to share this and greatly admire your talent for being able to express so many feeling and emotions in a concise and accurate depiction. I notice that you wrote and/or posted this in 2010, and while I realize a lot of what you described and expressed in this piece likely hasn't or doesn't completely go away... I do hope however that you're in a much better place in your mind and in your life. I look forward to reading more of your writings in the future. Once again, well done and beautiful written!

Posted 7 Years Ago


Kristen

7 Years Ago

Reading through everything the past few days... I've realized I haven't changed as much as I had con.. read more
Lost, n'MT

7 Years Ago

I know the feeling. Whenever I read one of my poems, "Rejection", I go back to the mindset I was in .. read more
The 4th stanza is wow. that shell pic reminds me of my girlfriend.i sent her a twin shell exactly like that wit a note saying she went with my heart.i wonder if she still has it or maybe she threw it away.

Posted 11 Years Ago


When does a cover become too much to handle?
When does a lie turn into your life?
I hide from love when I should embrace it,
Warmth and kindness make me shy away.

That was great, wonderful job with this.
Antonio

Posted 13 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

A very powerful, honest and conflicted piece. A thought provoking read full of a lot of emotion.

Posted 13 Years Ago


I think this was a really nice write. I enjoyed it as well. It's deep and I love poems that are deep. So very nice job on this. Thanks for sharing.

Posted 13 Years Ago


I really enjoyed this.
You write really well

Posted 13 Years Ago


Its is poems like these that make me peer into myself just to see what lies in wait there.
Moments in time when nothing satisfies and what everyone considers happy and good to be
Fades like the very fabric of life itself.....
Good poem

Posted 13 Years Ago


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nice....

Posted 13 Years Ago


Wow! Thought provoking work. Really feeling the conflict in this one.

Posted 13 Years Ago



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