Storm

 

A storm rages in the depths of the emotions I bury

It lingers as the avoidance persistently accumulates

Eventually there is no room left to disregard the

Damage        Hurt Emptiness

Causing the pain to thrive uncontrollably as the flood gates open

Its intention is to drown me until I can no longer

Breathe          Move Function

Because that’s when anxiety strikes with fear

That’s when I’m afraid to look at myself

Because the lighting reveals everything I forced myself to

Forget           Avoid Ignore

I lose myself in the suffocating waters of denial

As the underlying truths expose themselves

I float in this abyss numb to all

Feeling        Emotion Sensation

The only thing loud enough to hear is the rolling screams of thunder

Warning me of dangers that lurk in the distance

The only thing I see is the scars left behind from my abandoned mistreated

Soul             Life Entity

I suffer

The icy waters turn me numb from its sharp discomfort

The emptiness overpowers my desire to survive this anarchy

I feel nothing for what once pierced every cell of my body

I won’t be

Me            Alive Breathing

Until the storm settles

Only when the water retreats will the sun shine in the midst of my

Chaos           Confusion       Madness

Only then will I start to feel whole again

Only then will I start to heal

 

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