Darkness and Despair

[Shimus]

I find poetry can help get out our feelings and generally improve writing functionality (as per some lectures I've attended telling me so). I have both light and dark poetry but I'm starting off with a couple of my negative feeling ones or darker-in-theme. and they were written at the same time and channeled almost the same feelings, so some of the lines make an appearance a couple times, but to different effect. They may seem kind of "Emo" in nature, but I've been through some horrible shit in my life...

Darkness

Everything fades to black
I know I won't make it back
The light slowly drains away
As I'm left behind to stay

Pits of emptiness fill me
Killing how I should be
I know I should look beyond
To a brighter days dawn

Life keeps pushing me down
So far deep into the ground
I lose my friends and family
Is this what I'm meant to be?

All I want is some type of release
A temporary respite or relief
A body to block the brunt
A hand stretching out in front

Here I am still alone
Gluttonously monotone
Devouring ways to confirm I'm here
A proper path on which to steer..

Despair

I stumble and I'm lost and alone
No way back and no home
Looking hopelessly somewhere
To breathe in the fresh air

Infinitely I'm pushed around
Continuously falling to the ground
Standing back up time and again
This vicious cycle has no end

All I want is someone beside me
To bring out who I truly should be
Instead I'm trapped inside my head
Forsaken by all, left for dead

Yet I continue to trudge along
Wishing for a sweet swan song
Knowing relief will not come
Fearing I'm already done...​

 

[Peachdejour]

These are very good and so full of emotions. Do you find your poetry a good coping tool? I used to write a lot of poetry, but found I could only write a darker kind. Of course, I haven't tried writing in a while. Perhaps, I should try writing more with some experiences behind me.

 

[Kitty Kat]

These are really good. You seem to have a flair for writing keep it up. ^^