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Prisoner

I find the dust pools
Around my conscious mind
Screaming for reprieve
Counting days that pass me by.

I find the memories fade
Into a constant flood of fear
That the rest of my life
Will be locked away in here.

Trapped within the consequences my actions bring
I find the world inside me weeping
Wasting into a nothingness of being
I find the truth is not redeeming.

I know the days of contemplation
Behind the walls of no tomorrow
Alone in my repentance
Drown in seas of selfish sorrow.

I know I can't forget yesterday's beauty
Locked into today's forsaken abode
Wondering how I was ever led
Down this dark, enchanting road.

Wishing this endless nightmare gone,
I find the prisoner inside my scheming.
Wanting to breathe of liberation,
I find the freedom inside me dreaming.

I believe my will is broken
By the color of my fate
I see the rest of my life before me
Like a calendar without dates.

I believe I wake for my lost soul
Outside the gate of true salvation
I see my ultimate demise
Like a constant revelation.

Looking back, beyond the lure of darkness,
I find a child inside me crying.
And as the months melt into years
I find the man inside me dying.

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SouthpawGA

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  • ladybug.
    July 31

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    I have to agree with everyone else -- this is amazing. My favourite lines were:

    I know the days of contemplation
    Behind the walls of no tomorrow

    The entire piece is filled with amazing imagery & the passion is stunning (: thanks for sharing!


  • purplemoon
    May 16
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    Amazing the Only words for this piece.


  • perfectsunset gold member
    March 16

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    Wow.. this was amazing.
    So emotional and full of pain, yet beautifully portrayed. I really loved the ending..

    "As the months melt into years
    I find the man inside me dying"

    --excellent piece

    Best of luck & thanks for entering


    • SouthpawGA
      March 18
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      Thank you so much for the kind words. This has always been one of my favorite writes.


  • Stormy Days
    January 14
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    I like the peace i like the rhyme i like the tale behind the lines its amazing what words on a page or computer screen can take you to and this took me into the mind set of the poem such a wonderous write
    ~GOOD LUCK~
    *Dark Poet*


    • SouthpawGA
      January 14

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      Thanks

      I appreciate the kind words... I wanted to give you one of my favorites. I'm glad you liked it. I started writing when I was 15 (wrote this when I was 20). Don't ever get discouraged, stay true to yourself, and just let the words flow. Again, thanks, and it's nice to have an opportunity to share poetry with those who care about it.


      • Stormy Days
        January 14
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        Yes thats how I feel to, but i am not a good as a writer as you are and I love poetry it has been my life for five years now

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