Peace

by Guilty By Design   Apr 8, 2019


A lack of breath and a crushing feeling in your chest
Sometimes we detach when we need someone most
Self-destruction or self-preservation, who’s to say?
We’re simply driven from pillar to post.

The smallest push can be catastrophic
When you’re already on the edge and contemplating
If it’s not one thing it’s just another
You’re spinning in your head and it’s nauseating.

Everyone finds their own relief
What works for you doesn’t necessarily work for me
A million ways to cope or overdose
We’re creatures of habit that should be set free.

    report violation
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  • 5 years ago

    by Walter

    This is so true in today's stressful lifestyles that we all need our own ways to cope or finding a special place for relief.

  • 5 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    I felt this hard, especially describing isolation, and that it CAN seriously be one small thing that sends our world upside down if we're already in a fragile state of mind. I liked the last stanza the most as it had a sense of "matter of fact" that sometimes we don't choose the best ways to cope, but that we are only humans, trying to get by.

    The only suggestion I could think of is in the first line: Should it read "a lack of breath"?

    It can be so heartbreaking though to realize that when we do need someone, when we need that support, our minds stop us, that we can become our worst enemies. And we sink further and further into unhealthy thoughts not sure how to possibly emerge okay.

    Emotional write, thank you for sharing this and being vulnerable <3

    • 5 years ago

      by Guilty By Design

      Thank you, and thanks for pointing that out, I typed it up rather quickly and didn’t even notice that error. It is suppose to say “a lack of breath”

  • 5 years ago

    by Chelo

    Every word is so true when one is feeling depressed. I am sorry for what you are feeling. I hope everything turns out good for you.

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