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Jul 2015
The Depths

In the depths of my nightmares, whispering her name will save me.
In my deepest dreams, the thought of her sustains me.

Without her, the voices crowd my mind.
Without her, the calls of death survive.

Without a word, she says “stay alive”.

She doesn’t know, that my life I owe to her.
She doesn’t know, my head is a murderer.
But with her, I swear, I’ll keep life in mind.
With her, the voices keep quiet and God, have I tried.
To keep her in mind when the voices say “die”.

When the voices say "die."

Despite all this pain I've been training my brain to stop playing this game, I think I'm insane.

Despite what's in spite of us, clearing my mind has just,
Become a game that my brain will play, and I know that someday I'll find myself dying inside of a hole that will swallow me, please don't remind me of what's deep inside of me... Please.

Without a word, she says “stay alive”.

The fall of my pillars.
The fall of my killer.
That day will come, but for now I'll make fillers.
I’m drowning, I feel her.
My soul is now sicker.
The day has not come, I'll cut off my tongue,
Keep the thoughts inside... it's okay, I tried.

And I'm fine, but I'm not that's a lie, I keep filling this void to replace what has died.

To replace what has died.
Written by
Robert Sheehy  Pennsylvania
(Pennsylvania)   
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