Be Calm

by Alex D   Jan 6, 2010


Signal the Bartender, "the usual, please."
Sit down, grab my drink, freeze
I'm calm, collected, optically speaking
But inwardly my demon is soul seeking.

Thoughts drain control and incubus kicks in
Childhood, dad just finished another gin
Fury building, his fists were flying arrows
My hope of normality continues to narrow

High school, Happy, love is in the air
But as always happiness leads to despair
Driving home from our senior prom
Head lights flare, blackness, happy didn't last long

The memories of misfortune engulf me
The break down thickens despite my plea
Alone unspeakable thoughts lead me deeper
As thoughts of ending it all become increasingly clearer

Flash

As the climax of my degradation peaks
The future doesn't seem to be so bleak
An inner being reaches out to me
Whispering,

Be calm

Inhale
letting the message sink in
Relaxation, more likely inebriation
Swallow a little more of my prescription
Exhale

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  • 14 years ago

    by Ray Smallshaw

    An emotional roller coaster of a poem well metered and rhymed. unfortunately its theme is what life can bring and does to some and it will strike a cord in all those of us who have been there and managed to fight their way through. Only coward take the easy road life can be over just like the click of the fingers yet there is so much in front of us if we open our eyes. Excellent thought invoking and full of anger and passion 5/5 Ray S

  • 14 years ago

    by Chelsey

    WOW!!...I absolutely loved this this poem..Incredibly sad write, however I loved every bit of it. I loved the rhyme scheme, but then the one liners "be calm" , "inhale", I thought would break up what you had going on, but it actually made your poem so much more intriguing...I think many people could read this as it was the authors conscience telling him to be calm or a higher power....a poem that leaves you thinking is definitely a good one!
    chelsey

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