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Tags : struggle

See Me

See Me

A Poem by StormeLight


Only allowed to seeAny part of me that is like youOnly seen in your own reflectionYou don't mean to drown meIn the pain you so desperatelyRefuse to se..
Banshee

Banshee

A Poem by StormeLight


Dear Banshee,Why won't you cry?I hear you weep and you wailBut only, only from the insideYou survived horror and crimeBut you won't let yourself cryA ..
Nevermore

Nevermore

A Poem by StormeLight


I'm not usually lonely,I love my own companyPart of me lately,Longs for another soulPeople to share the joyOf a soul who came out of the wreckageI lis..
Hidden In Plain Sight

Hidden In Plain Sight

A Poem by StormeLight


My fingers hit the keysAt first I am aloneMusic coming out of my solitudeThe pain of a past unspokenIn a home where only happy is allowedShow any fear..
Illusions

Illusions

A Poem by StormeLight


We look at someoneWe think they have it allInside, enslaved, drowningHarder and harder they fallPain and sufferingToo scared to speak upAlarmed by the..
The Beautiful Side of Pain

The Beautiful Side of Pain

A Poem by StormeLight


Within us deepWe all have a pain that never sleepsIt plays over and overLike a broken recordIs it there to force us to suffer?Are we secretly masochis..
Beloved Cocoon

Beloved Cocoon

A Poem by StormeLight


My lovely cocoonYour threads are a roughnessThat I can bearI fix you,Whenever there is a small tearI work to preserve youA solitude given by the earth..
Tenacity

Tenacity

A Poem by StormeLight


I'm looking at my future with ferocityNot fooling myself with positivityI know how afraid I amStill afraid to even make a planI remember other moments..
Chaos

Chaos

A Poem by StormeLight


I got caught up in the chaosOnly knowing me in adversitySo I became my own endless supplyHiding myself from the liesYet always asking whyNow I know wh..
Dear Cancer

Dear Cancer

A Poem by StormeLight


The moment I realized I was more afraidof living than I was of dyingwas the moment they found the reasonI'd been sick for yearsWhat happens when a dyi..
Ireland

Ireland

A Poem by StormeLight


I'm not afraid of dyingI'm afraid of what I'll have to live withMy heart pounding in my chestMy head just won't let me restI've thought of dyingOf thi..
Surfacing

Surfacing

A Poem by StormeLight


A decade agoA monster became my homeVoices inside my headHurting and hurtingNot caring how much I bledI lost my sanity it's trueA strength in a darkne..
Flying High

Flying High

A Poem by StormeLight


A bird flies soloShe watches her wingsA sadness fills herWhere are the others?She wondersShe wandersSometimes happySometimes sadIf this is howI am mea..
Tainted

Tainted

A Poem by StormeLight


They throw money at every problemNo one will talk to meThey won't speak to meYears with no wordsNo one reaching outNot a single timeThe pain of the si..
Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience

A Poem by StormeLight


For years,I fought for a life I thought I would liveThe idea that on the other side of my sufferingMust lie a hope I hadn't consideredBut instead of h..
The Moment You Found Me

The Moment You Found Me

A Poem by StormeLight


The last 48 hoursHave been the hardest of my lifeAt the crux againDeciding whether to live or dieI crumbled to my kneesLike JobLosing everything that ..
The Dangers of Perfection

The Dangers of Perfection

A Poem by StormeLight


How much do we lose?In the pursuit of perfection?What does our relationshipwith the circle of lifeLook like?UtopiaUtopiaWe want UtopiaUtopiaUtopiaWe w..
Grace

Grace

A Poem by StormeLight


What if knowing isn't everything?What if you had a choice to knowFor three straight yearsWhat if knowing isn't everythingBecause you are not yet the p..
Darkness

Darkness

A Poem by StormeLight


Years agoI was at another momentWhen I was questioningWhether or not to take my lifeI worked at a call centerI called all the hotlinesNo one ever able..
Pride

Pride

A Poem by StormeLight


I was everything to meI meant so much to meI thought I was creatingMy very own destinyThen I lost controlEverything came crumbling downI had no idea t..