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Leave me in thought…

A letter to my mental health and lover.

AnotherLousyPoem
Promptly Written
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3 min readJan 28, 2023

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A Poem | Epic/Lyric | Winter Blues

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash

Winter solstice distraught.

Lousy focus—
Leaving me in dark. Lost in fraught.

Whilst,
Intentions decent!

I go through the motions as I…

Try.

Watch me, and my humility descend as tears fall from my bloodshot, yet gleaming, and hazy, grey eyes.

Slippery slope —
my tears fall with hope.

Translucent in decline.
Sliding down my frosting, rose bitten cheeks. I must be careful not to weep.

Dodging, fleeing; going to extremes!

My tears may freeze — everyone will see!

I’ll have no words left to speak.

For only Gods know why, I’m expected not to cry after all this time.

Yes, I hibernate, frequently.

Tip toeing around being lazy, and incomplete.

Trying

To sort out my mess of depression, repression — all residual bits of a past vs. present, like all those shards of glass broken on our floor were representative to…

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Promptly Written
Promptly Written

Published in Promptly Written

Promptly Written is the place to find prompts for all your writing needs. Monthly themes and weekly prompts will be made available. Snag only the ones you like. Write whenever, wherever the mood strikes you.

AnotherLousyPoem
AnotherLousyPoem

Written by AnotherLousyPoem

Ideas on the complexities of the human mind with an appreciation for the “darker” realities, whilst insisting Hope should remain unwavering.

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