Dungeon of the Mind

by Daylight Lucidity   Aug 2, 2013


At night, when I'm all alone, my breath comes raggedly
As I finally let the tears I hide flow free;
The darkness threatens to consume me
And the process of being swept away begins.

I drown in the sea of lonesome thoughts and self-abhoration
Calmly letting my insecure side take control.
An uncontrolled fire of fear feeds off my confidence with a smile,
Sealing me off from the world and keeping me locked away.

I sit in the dungeon that is my ever-weary mind, shackled in rusted chains of remorse
Softly singing a monotone tune so to remind myself that I still live;
My heart aches as it beats, pooling around my feet on the dirty floor,
Struggling to pursue and keep a firm grasp on the concept of love.

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  • 11 years ago

    by SimIsSeiko

    I feel this every night, scared what the darks gonna do when it fully consumes me. Great write!

    • 11 years ago

      by Daylight Lucidity

      I deal with this everyday, it is certainly a struggle. Thank you.

  • 11 years ago

    by ThebutterfliesMuse

    I love the emotion you show in the first stanza here. Its amazing how honest you are in your poems. You showthe depression taking over and you finally let it all go from your eyes. Crying is an eexcellent release that helps a lot. I love how you use swept away as darkness is not a great thing. It will consume you like nothing. I love everything about this as it truly shows what depression can do. You portray it so well.

    I love that you use sadness and dark as the sea. You can really drown in nothing. When you are alone with your thoughts its a horrible feeling. They really do want to take over. I love the word insecure as it shows how you feel about your self and that might be the cause of something in the past. I love how you used your thoughts as capturing. They lock you away feeling like nothing.

    When your soul is broken tattered you lose your concept of reality. I love how your heart is shattered and the element of sadness through out the poem. I love how you left the character with no hope at all. Youwwrote an excellent peace. 5/5

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