Darkness lingers all around
It’s like it envelops me…
Where will I be found?
Something strikes me by surprise
A sound, a smell, a shock…
Will this be the end, my utter demise?
I’m scared, I cry out for help, but no-one hears
If I stay here, am I doomed, like they thought…
Is this the realization of my fears?
Lost eyesight, I’m on your side
I think to myself, this is it, I give in…
Look on the bright side, suicide…
This poem was written for dVerse’s Poetics. The prompt is to pick a line (or more than one, as I did) from a song by Nirvana. I remember only the very popular songs by that band, and only vaguely, but I loved the opportunity to write an angsty poem.
Very good poem Astrid! I related very much to it!
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Me too, unfortunately. Thanks so much for commenting.
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There is darkness and there is light, the night is not always dark, you know …
“Darkness”
Beyond the dark
Where there is no light
The days and nights
Are frightfully stark
The mind is blind
To submerged inner plights
And void of any hindsight
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Thanks for sharing this poetic response! This is awesome.
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You’re welcome Astrid … I’m pleased you liked my words 😊🌏
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Very well written my friend
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Thank you.
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You’re welcome
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Glad you decided to join in. It’s good to let a little bit of angst out.
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Aw thank you.
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Astrid, great sense of disorientation and seeking relief from it in your poem. Been there done that so it resonates well with me.
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Thanks so much! I can unfortunately relate as well.
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You’re very welcome.
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Great poem, I’ve also used the same line in my own poem. 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words. I now realize I probably broke the rules by adding a line inbetween the two lines from the lyrics I used.
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Beautifully constructed, Astrid!
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Thank you.
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Writing the angst down is a great therapy… we need to do a bit of that.
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Thank you and I agree.
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It can be therapeutic to let out the dark side from time to time. I am not too familiar with Nirvana so I don’t know which part was the song lyrics, but this was well written! Good job!
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Thank you. I chose the song lyric portions from the prompt. Never listened to the songs they’re from either.
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You’re welcome.
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