Blackest night surrounds all that you thought.
Self-conscious doubt abounds and all is for naught.
Trapped in waking death, no escape in sight.
Every hate filled breath moves farther from the light.
"Don't tempt the mirror's laughter. The zoo is to the left!"
Cruel jeers follow after; fleeing is futile, your heart is breft.
Anxious feelings grow with each new person met
Because it's impossible to know how much more insulting they can get.
You needn't possess such fear. We won't tear you apart.
Quite the contrary my dear, we'll ease your shadowed heart.
Welcome to our embrace; a bandage for the wounded soul.
Welcome to this safe-place. We'll help you become whole.
Author notes
I'm not entirely sure which option this would be. It's a general poem of support for any who join the group. It also describes (accurately I hope) the goal of this group. I guess maybe it could be the option for dedicating a poem to somebody, in which case it is dedicated to anyone who needs a safe place (like this group) to come to.
Which, by the way, I am very glad this group is exists. It's a wonderful thing.
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Fantastic
You have brought the words to life. The picture painted is great
thank you and good luck
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So comforting and inspiring. Very well done. A few incorrect punctuation marks. Do another scan. Get out your grammar book... I like the mystery this evokes in me. The wording really makes it mysterious and strange and unfamiliar. It kind of puts me in the place of the poem and it's really cool.
Sorry this comment is shorter than the other ones but I enjoyed this in general very well. I don't really know what to do with it (that's a good thing!). -
This is a great read we all search foir what will make us whole again sometimes it is not that easy to fine thanks for sharing much love always
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i like this it is really pretty
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your emotional imagery was conveyed well
good poem -
Powerful and beautifully expressed this says so much
I love the depth and meaning
♥
Stay safe
~Manda
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Wow very dramatic!
Love this one its sooo dramatic and poetically dramatic too! Great how you have painted a picture graphically with well chosen descriptives to captivate the reader all the way through, well done its enchanting.
Poetic Thanks & Hugs,
Kaz.
Kazytc XX
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this poem is brilliant well done
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