A Broken Psyche

The shadows, the personas, the facades...

A Broken Psyche              by Sami Khalil

A broken psyche is an awkward thing.   

The shadows-ever present, ever witnessed.

The personas- concealing pains, confusions.

The façades- windows fogged from smoking fireplaces.

The giant elephants in the room.

The clouds drifting on the plains of the soul.

The front row seats of boring plays.

It demands servile adulations,

auspiciously wreaking social lives.

We become the lost arts- the stops, the starts.

The bottom lows, the top heaps, taking the blows.

The stumbling blocks, the heydays, with handsome paydays.  

The whittled existences, the thriving endurances.

The grimaces of another face, sign posts of another place.

The stolen silken dreams, the dreary nightmares, it seems.

We struggle to understand, confront, heal to no appeal.

Can’t work up the courage, organize the storage,

enjoy the forage.

Oh! A cumbersome thing indeed.        

Reviews

[Sean M. Addams]

Very interesting piece on how the mind works. Very thought provoking. Overall great job on this one

[Sami Khalil]

Greetings Sean P.! So true and well said. So much we are still exploring. A great gift from The Almighty. Thank you kindly dear poet and friend for this wonderful review and kind visit. See you soon.

[duff]

I like how there are multiple personalities. Different emotions keeping you on your toes. I really like this. Nice job.

[Sami Khalil]

A broken psyche covers all of those ranges, lots of ups and downs, back and forth... Thank you kindly to have visited and shared.

[Augustine]

I like the idea of a broken psyche being an awkward thing and the next line being "personas" instead of something about insecurities. Or, really, the whole piece being about all these irreconcilable personas instead of sadly ruminating over being 'broken'

[Sami Khalil]

Javajavaya! I agree wholeheartedly Cecily. You said much in few words. Lately I have been thinking about all of that. It is so important to all of us and our daily lives even our future. Thank you so much Cecily.

[Katrina Mckeown]

How true ,
We struggle to understand, confront, heal to no appeal.
Can’t work up the courage, organise the storage, enjoy the forage.
Yes this poem resonates with me .
Many times I’ve found myself unable to work up the courage and to organise my storage in my mind .
Great write
Katrina

[Sami Khalil]

OMG! I'm so glad you can relate dear poet and friend. So true and so relevant to lots of us humans. Like Pryde said: We need to find the balance.
Thank you so much. Enjoy your weekend.

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thank you Sami for sharing your poetry with us. Enjoy your weekend
Katrina

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure. You too. Will visit soon...

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thank you !

[Sami Khalil]

:::::)))))))))))))))))

[Pryde Foltz]

Perhaps our psyche is riddled with cracks and uneven footing. The sane person is adept at maintaining balance. Forages and plants as much love as they may.

Superb write.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! I'm blown away. So true and well said. You are so right. We sure need that balance from extremes. Thank you so much Lady Vancouver.
Good to see you visit...

[Einstein Noodle]

crushed and broken ... universal and too relatable sir! :( truly tho .. that's the time we are open, ready to be molded if one's eyes are on the prize ... into a more humane person ... when we know we are weak .. the Lord and Creator can work miracles in us for those around us .. perhaps ;) I tried to read this in one breath ... it seems a fine fit for rapping ...
E.

[Sami Khalil]

Howdy doody my friend! You speak truth to power sir Einstein. I'm so glad to see you back. You are a pillar of poetry along with Jacob and few others.
Thank you so much. May the Lord bless you as always.

[Einstein Noodle]

you are too kind ... and I appreciate it sir ... good to be back ... it will take a while to catch up with everyone :)) ... but hey ... I'm retired ... love and joy ... i like your new profile pic ... power and dependability :))))))))

[Sami Khalil]

Yes siiiirrrr. Blessed you are indeed. Enjoy your retirement and your creativity.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Lately, I really understand not being able to organize the storage...
too many grimaces on the faces of those close.
I feel this poem a bit too much.
j.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! So true and well said dear poet. I wrote it too from an inner realm that I went through lots of suffering. It is a battle or battles to be won. Thank you sir Jacob for taking the time to visit and share your thoughts.

[Sami Khalil]

It says it all, for the short and the tall...