Guilt

It is something we all feel. It is natural.

Sometimes an anchor forms

and I watch as my room transforms

and down I 

go

go

go

Deep into the ocean of guilt.

and sometimes I find it's hard to breathe

as I sink lower and farther from light

and I feel that cold ocean bite.

I don't know if I'll ever escape from this large, vast ocean

but I have a notion

that this is not real.

It is just how I feel.

Author's Note

Hope you enjoy and have a splendid day! :D

Reviews

[barleygirl]

About your poem . . . this could apply to so much more than just guilt. It could be about anxiety, dread, loneliness, whatever! I love your last 2 lines . . . this is how I've managed all my neuroses for years . . . telling myself it's just a passing jolt of insanity, but it's not my identity. Now about guilt . . . I grew up back in an era when women were just starting to have jobs en masse, but they were also expected to handle everything on the home front, etc. Women were a bundle of guilt becuz they couldn't do justice to all the crap they were expected to handle. If they screamed at their kid, they were consumed with guilt & overcompensated by spoiling the kid. If they had to leave work to deal with a kid problem, they worked overtime for free for weeks out of guilt. Watching all this, I decided not to get married & have kids, which was a great decision for my life. But I see a ton of guilt among the women, even in today's world, trying to be everything to everyone (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Rose]

Wow thank you so, so much for sharing the stories and pouring out your soul! and thank you so very much for your review! Have a day as splendid as yourself! ❤️

[John Alexander McFadyen]

There is a starkness to this write as it expresses the feeling of falling into a mindset of guilt. Well expressed.

[Rose]

Thank you so, so much! It means the world! ❤️

[Einstein Noodle]

right away .. i love the form! i agree ..we all feel it .. that and self loathing .. its a human trait taught to us i think ... i have read over and over in the Bible that God does not condemn us .. is not the author of guilt but rather immense forgiveness and acceptance and love .. so much reassurance there. ;) i think your closing is full of wisdom that coms from the struggle ... well won says i! peace and joy :)
E.
ps. are you still 14 or have you had a B-Day? .. your poetry belies such a young age young lady.

[Rose]

I am indeed fourteen and it is quite a while till' my next birthday! Thank you so, so very much! It means the world!❤️ I hope you have a day as splendid as yourself!❤️

[Einstein Noodle]

quite amazing little sister :) i am 71 :)))))))))) what a fine choice you make to write and express creatively

[Dalia]

This was so powerful. I can relate to this on a deep level so thank you for sharing it

[Rose]

Thank youuuuu so much! Have an amazing day! ❤️

[Michelle Lauren]

Rose ... I loved it. I recently read ‘Challenger Deep’ by Neal Shusterman and this reminded me of it instantly. Maybe you read it also? .... keep writing you have a strong sense for words.

.... be safe .... XO

[Rose]

Thank you so, so much! And actually, I've never read it! Although, I've heard of it! I need to read it now! Thank you again! ❤️

[Marina]

Very relatable to many, Rose. We all have our days of emotional drowning but it is always important to keep treading the water in that ocean of guilt. If we have courage and keep treading we will eventually be saved by a wave of positivity. You captured the feeling very well here. I hope all is well. Wonderful work. 💛

[Rose]

Well said! And thank you so, so much! ❤️

[Cyprian Van Dyke]

What you say in your title and description is true enough, yet your amazing poem amazed me even more. I like the line "I feel that cold ocean bite". And the ending was perfect. tyfs

[Rose]

Thank you so very much! I worked on that line for quite some time! ❤️

[Chris Shaw]

Guilt can weight heavy on your mind and in your heart. I liked how you used the metaphor of an anchor to describe it. We all suffer from it, but some far worse than others. Thank you Rose.

Chris

[Rose]

Thank you so very much! and very well said! ❤️

[Vertigo Cat1111]

Woah. The imagery you pulled together here, how much people can relate to this is amazing! That guilt is such an awful feeling especially when you shouldn’t be feeling it at all! One of my favorites from you because you describe everything here so great!!

[Rose]

Thank you so, so much! I think that is something you're very, very good at! You paint amazing, realistic, and perfect pictures! ❤️

[Vertigo Cat1111]

Thank you! I love the format of this poem as well!