There are times when a man must feel alone
awash in a sea of emptiness and despair
Places the mind can go that no one can follow
where stress and anger eat steadily away
Lost in a cave of my own
The infestation crawls and squirms inside
as the darkness closes in making solitary complete
Worry and doubt brew like a storm on the horizon
churning and boiling with the wrath of confusion
Wet with the storm of despair
The spray of an angry sea tosses misery upon my face
and hopelessness deep in my heavy, pounding heart
as the moon above casts blue stolid sadness down
covering me in a blanket that weighs me down
Alone in the craziness inside
Every time I move I hear the ringing of chains,
shackles tightly wound about wrists and ankles
freedom a mere memory of days of old
my torturous captivity complete
The self-made pain so severe
Author notes
Written from somewhere I don’t fully understand…somewhere deep inside. The issues I have stem from 13 hour work days and high stress environments…too many bills and not enough money…a lot of children and not enough patience 
Please tell me what you think
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wonderfully penned. Deep meaning and the imagery was great. I thought you did a great job on this. You spoke words from the heart. i hope that your situation get better. Just hang in there man. And know that its not only you. But we all are dealing with the same things. Take care and take care of yourself.
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I can see how this would come out. That 13 hours is awful, money.....no need to comment, children....dear god too many, and what was that last word in your author notes????? Not sure I know that word.
This was a very deep piece, I love it when you write these type of pieces even tho I wish the pain and worry was not an issue.
I love you,
Tisha Rene
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oooo this was a really great poem i can actually feel the pain that you wrote very good i really liked this part
"The spray of an angry sea tosses misery upon my face
and hopelessness deep in my heavy, pounding heart
as the moon above casts blue stolid sadness down
covering me in a blanket that weighs me down" wonderfully written!
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