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Death of the Soul

September 5, 2013
By PoetryFromTheHeart GOLD, Watertown, Tennessee
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PoetryFromTheHeart GOLD, Watertown, Tennessee
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Favorite Quote:
“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost."
-Tolkien

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Dark waves
Crushing my fragile soul
Tired and weary
My soul begs
For peace and rest
But my mind is not mine
It laughs at the request
Giggling at the absurdity
It whispers commands
To an arm
That I no longer control
My soul screams in anguish
At the knife cuts a piece away
More and more it carves
Carving and slicing
Until there is no more
Until my soul
Lays in the ground
Dead

© Tiana D., Monument, CO

The author's comments:
Written from personal experience with self harm and depression.
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bahannahpeel PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 16 2013 at 4:39 pm
bahannahpeel PLATINUM, Bloomington, Illinois
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"Schools corrupt the mind." The Loco Focos

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beautiful poem. hang in there. <3