Morals absent, souls betray
 Heart murmurs, unopened chest
 Darkness fills, dreams decay
 Silence truth, ne’er fessed.


Head chaos, damage replay
 Tortured core, forbidden rest
 Mind distorts, memories fray
 Define self, futile test.


Faith unanchored, drifts away
 Hope retreats, sinking west
 Self sunken, shadows lay
 Sadness surfaced, anger suppressed.

Soulful_Dove

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OneIII

I was struck the way each couplet isolates a failing system is devastatingly effective. The last line 'Sadness surfaced, anger suppressed.' has lingered with me.

If you have the time and interest, I would be very grateful for your impressions on a poem of mine that also deals with internal . It's called 'me and my solitaire'. I'm particularly curious if the philosophical argument feels coherent. 

cj-sutherland

Wonderful poem thank you for taking the time to make it rhyme 


TheClumsyGardener

Beautiful poem, raw to the core, it spoke to my heart