lonely shatters

waves of loneliness
lap on a shore of hope
while an empty bottle
conveys the message 
a thousand words could not
the empty bottle
shattered
by the harsh waves
crashing up on this beach 
a milloin fragments-
i sit in the dark 
rocking back and forth 
trying to piece everything back together
the broken shards
a puzzle of life-
scattered to the the will of the world
and the tides ever changing
fading in and out
lapsing the quiet span of a year-
-scrambling to find the pieces
reaching out
for a hand that's not there
to pull me from the dark
the oppressing waves of nothingness-
with no sun to count the days with 
no light to hide from the dark
only the cold water
and colder thoughts
that threaten to submerge all hope entirely-
until all that's left
is a silenced mind
an empty vessel
rocking in the waves
of their own regret. 

 

Inkpaw

VT

18 years old

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    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker