Hopelessly adrift in sorrow's riptides
Choking on salty tears
Gooseflesh prickling on clammy skin
Wallowing in desperate fears
Knowledge changes nothing
Demons won't disperse
Praying for an angel
To lift a deadly curse
Chemical imbalances within
An already unstable brain
Causes these delusions
Delivering crippling pain
Relief is found nowhere
In not a pill nor an injection
Unpredictable mood swings
Led to eternal social rejection
Wishing for eternal sleep
Hour after hour
Begging for that coffin deep
Adorned with single funeral flower
A conscience stained with thoughts
Of hopelessness and premature demise
Allows no truth to be revealed
Only caustic evil lies
A contest entry
- Reverse Word Bank by Loki.
1500 points, ended August 3, 2008, 10 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Painful enough for you? It's a quickie!!! by Dangerousparable.
450 points, ended August 23, 2008, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
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Comments
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excellent work
so hard to judge I liked your depth. -
Nice write, good luck.
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