Dark Place

How did I get here?
What have I become?
I wipe away a single tear
And just run-I run
As fast as I possibly can
For a guide to show me
How to be a good woman,
What I am supposed to be
Because I do not believe
It is this-what I am today;
An answer is hard to conceive
On my own in my own way-
But I still have to try
Until someone-anyone can show
Me how not to cry
But how to grow. 
"How did I get here?"
I ask myself again;
To fail is a fear,
And I never seem to win
The struggles I fight
Myself, the battles that form
When I doubt what is right
And run in a lightning storm. 
This is a dangerous place,
My heart a frightening cage;
This is a violent race,
And all I feel is sadness and rage-
How did I ever possibly get here,
How did I turn out like this?
I have none to hold dear,
None that I can even miss.
I want to leave this spot,
And I need to leave this place,
Desolation all that is wrought,
Pain all that is written across my face.
I need to leave lest I go insane;
I can no longer shed a single tear,
My agony all but waned-
I cannot help but ask,
How did I get here?

Reviews

[Shane Blackheart]

Very deep, and I truly understand and empathize with the pain in this poem. There was much emotion and it was quite vivid. Sometimes we don't realize how we get into such messes in life, but after all the bad it always gets better. Great write.

[Sarah Marie]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[Forest Green]

truly a moving, emotional write...ending with the all-illusive question...

nicely written...

[Sarah Marie]

Thanks! I appreciate your comment!

[Forest Green]

you're welcome...

[Jason Dyer]

Gotta love the pain that gives way to numbness. But where is the metaphor for a good rainstorm? ;)

[Sarah Marie]

:) thanks for the review! I appreciate it

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