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[Calderis he/him]

I write to release pressure during my more depressive episodes. I seem to be in the middle of one of those at the moment, so I needed to open the release valve. 

 

 

The stagnant sighs of sanity strained, 

Of labors and lies that leave me drained, 

A struggle at times to maintain control, 

As the trials and toils take their toll.

 

Balancing between content and complacent, 

With peace always beyond my reach, 

Life passes by, present but adjacent, 

Behind a veil that rebuffs all breach. 

 

Each step on the path leaves me wasted and wanting, 

The thought of the next is continually daunting, 

And through it all, the nearby peace taunting, 

With visions of happiness, hoplessly haunting. 

 

So I strive to progress, and leave this behind, 

To actually see some true gains,

Struggling against my adversarial mind, 

And dealing with self induced pains.

 

So the cycle spins on ceaselessly, 

Some periods seeming to release me, 

And so I push through, always resilient, 

Clinging to dreams that remain ever brilliant. 

 

Edited June 25, 2018 by Calderis

[Kaj he/him]

Have some Connection. You deserve it.

[Nathrangking he/him]

@Calderis as a poet I can speak to the difficulty of putting ones self and work out there. Each poem exacts a price of passion and power, but opens up the world to new possibilities and beauty when done right. This poem is beautiful in its simplicity and directness. I have not seen its like for a long time. All in all it is very powerful and I applaud it.

[StrikerEZ he/him]

@Calderis Dude. This is really storming good.

[Showman he/him]

That was really good! I enjoy that much more than the stuff we read at school because we aren't forced to read it and it is your way of letting your feelings loose!

That said, I fail at writing poetry, so...