Broken Soul
When I was young I was bright
You stole my fire and my light
You taught me to wear a disguise
To keep all the pain on the inside
Why couldn't you just let me go
My innocence now will not show
I did hope for escape I did pray
I really thought that I got away
The light is extinguished I am jaded
Hoping for reprieve my soul is faded
Your looming shadow still does cast
I need a way to forget about the past
Now I'm just a broken soul
Your touch took a huge toll
Still falling deep in the dark
Still waiting for your remark
My memories never really leave me
The mirror shows an empty reflection
Sailing the uncharted sea of my misery
Life's just a projection got no protection
Got some voodoo to pull through
Wearing a happy face to make do
God where in the hell were you
Left high and dry screw you too
Shining I will never know
Feeling the darkness grow
A vacancy you did bestow
Light not willing to show
Now I'm just a broken soul
Your touch took a huge toll
Still falling deep in the dark
Still waiting for your remark
© 2022 @inthenow
Have A Great Day
I personally relate to this poem in many ways. I live life on the spectrums of anxiety and depression. With depression I care too little and the anxiety makes me care too much. We all have demons but I wouldn't be this strong if they were never pushing me to be a greater person. I truly appreciate the detail of emotion portrayed in this poem. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for the read. 😀
Angels.. Demons.. Gods and Devils. We are just an amusement to them I think. Have a good night.
Powerful stanza.
Many do not realize the damage they do to others by having them "suck it up." Great poem.
Thanks for reading and the wonderful comment.. much appreciated. To true, the damage done is often immeasurable.
Have an awesome day. 😃
Damn, that's a powerful poem. Very heartfelt. We all of us have demons of some form; I think it's incredible that you're finding an outlet to deal with them.
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I agree with that whole heartedly. They can come in all shapes and sizes. Thanks my friend for the read and comment! Yes, writing is a great outlet.
Hope your day is going great. 😀
A very heartfelt and very strong poem, situations always occur that one does not want or wish, either by disaffection, a bad time, but we must be positive so that everything around us is good, the image flows perfectly with your writing, thanks for sharing.
Thank you. 😀 Yes being positive is good to be sure. Writing is good for me as a therapy I think. Some things never go away, as much as we might want them to. Have a great day.
Indeed, this is a tale of a broken soul. I can relate to this poem.
This is so deep... Beautifully written
Many thanks my friend! I appreciate it greatly. 😃 Yes these are my favorite lines as well. Thanks for reading, have an awesome day.
You too.. I wish you all the best
Wow. This is one of the most meaningful poems I have read here.
And I do relate to it in some ways that I struggle to admit. Thanks for sharing. Definitely gotta keep this one.
Awesome! Thanks very much for reading... and also the kind words as well. I am glad that you found it meaningful to you. It was a hard one to write, but had to be done. Have a blessed day. 😀
Yes. It sure seemed like I would've been a bit hard to write. The verses really rhymed and it was quite long too. Kudos to you on pulling it off cleanly.