#inner-struggle — Public Fediverse posts
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The Prison of Me
I have become who I do not wish to be.
Upon waking this morning I could not find me.
Instead a stranger had taken up residence
beneath machine gun towers on a razor wire fence.
Somehow while I slept a prisoner I became,
captured naked and exposed, a number for my name.
The cumulative refuse of years like a disease
had suddenly overwhelmed my inner faculties.
The circles I ran in turned around again,
enclosing me in my own hoary skin.
In what putrid lab had this creature taken shape
who now inhabited a body with no escape?
But I must confess that these bars were of my own making.
My subtle declination left me ripe for the taking.
And so in this prison I will forever be
until I learn to love the me that most frightens me.August 26, 2014
#darkFantasy #emotionalHealing #fantasyArt #fearAndLonging #Identity #imprisonment #innerStruggle #introspection #Love #mentalLandscape #poeticIllustration #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #psychologicalArt #selfAcceptance #selfAlienation #SelfDiscovery #shadowSelf #spiritualStruggle #surrealism #Transformation #visualPoetry #weirdArt #Writing -
https://twp.ai/4hpg0o This one is hard #poetry #poem #darkpoetry #sadpoetry #mentalhealth #depression #emotions #realness #vulnerability #innerstruggle #poetrycommunity #originalpoetry #poetrylovers #deepthoughts #emotionalwriting #darkverse #realitycheck #noillusions #fallingapart #blackonblack
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For those fighting within themselves.
For those who know the pain nobody sees.
For those searching for one last chance.
For everyone feeling damage done — but not giving up. #Metalcore #MentalHealthAwareness #InnerStruggle #FightYourself #SelfConflict #Duality #LastChance #NotGivingUp #DarkMusic #FemaleMetalVocals #MetalcoreCommunity #EmotionalMetal #HeavyMusic #MusicForTheBroken -
Riddle:
My whole life had conditioned me
To hide my deep duplicity,
And I’m a man of many faults.
So I procured rare chemical salts
And mixed them with a red solution.
Now, to reverse my devolution
I must restock my workshop shelves
Or lose both my conflicted selves.Who am I? (Or, who are we?)
#riddlepoems #poetry #smallpoems #poetrycommunity #literature #gothic #horror #classic #darkside #innerdemons #innerstruggle
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"My Secret to Success"
I think I can—that’s all that counts.
As long as I pour every ounce
Of being into my blind belief
Despite reality, the chief
Concern is not how competent
I am or even my intent,
But rather whether I’ve thrown out
Every last shred of reasonable doubt.#mastoprompt #doubt #poetry #smallpoems #poetrycommunity #psychology #faith #skill #professional #falsehope #americandream #innerstruggle #irony #satire
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"My True Self"
Throughout my normal childhood
A silhouette in shadows stood
Beside me as I walked along
The narrow path. It was wrong,
They said, to talk to strangers, so
I acted like I didn’t know.
For forty years, that forced rejection
Blinded me to my own reflection.#poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #innerself #darkside #innerstruggle #poetictruth #beherenow #dreams #hopes #fears #symbolism #irony
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"My Main Problem"
I need protection from the eyes
Of evil wizards and their spies,
Plus I’ve got demons to expel.
And so I’m mixing up a spell
To bind and banish them before
They gain the threshold of my door,
But it’s unlikely they’ll relent…
I’m missing a Key Ingredient.#poetry #smallpoems
#poetrycommunity #magic #superstition #wizard #demon #innerstruggle #psychology #symbolism #irony
