Aching Soul

When life's memories
Haunt you daily
And the pain overtakes
A smile how do you fake?

It becomes normal
Another reaction
Void are those green eyes
Inside the blue soul cries.

Tears trickle down
But no one sees
The black empty mire
That's numb to all life's desire

Where is passion
That use to be
Inner peace has drifted away
Without a hopeful lighted way.

Author's Note

I wrote this for the Poetry and Lyrical Challenge. This is what the title Soul and the topic Inner Peace came to be for me.

Reviews

[Ethan Paz]

Ha, reading it the third time. You are a wise poet, I am putting it in my library. ABCC. Hehe thats cool i should use that too.

[Ethan Paz]

You describe hidden depression so well. Anyone or most people can relate to this in some shape or form. I know I can and you described it perfectly. I like this stanzas:

When life's memories
Haunt you daily
And the pain overtakes
A smile how do you fake?

actually i like all the stanzas, you describe it perfectly. gj

[Soul Magic✯]

outstanding expression. deep emotions spilled into this piece... your is always amazing... nothing less

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Beautifully done!

[Allmax]

Only a mother could write something so deep and heart felt... As a Dad I can see the subtle nuances you have provider the reader...."ME" at the moment which enables me to share that feeling of solitude, lest our children see us cry...Awesome poem....

[Sean M. Addams]

i liked this alot ...expressed well and had alot of deep meaning behind it... overall a very interesting and impressive job..nice work..

[Jenny Nelson]

Great job. A very sad, mournful, empty picture is painted.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

You can only hide the pain so long before it explodes and hurts everyone around you... very sad but nicely versed.