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Eclipse

October 7, 2014
By Mar-moora BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar-moora BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
Youth is wasted on the young


Slowly darkness engulfs you

Stealing bits and pieces as it advances

How do you escape total darkness?

Pain whirls blindingly all around you

So you hit rock bottom

How do you escape total darkness?

You cower in the corner as blood rushes down your arm

Again I ask,

How do you escape total darkness?

Again and again you trap yourself in this obnoxiously ominous void

Seemingly convinced you are nothing, mean nothing

Yet suddenly the fog clears, the birds chirp, the wind sings

And the thrashing voices in your mind seize

The pain forgotten

As an angelic voice projects out behind the glow of a bright light

A light that you clutch on to

Because once you see that light and grab a hold of it

There's no turning back

The eclipse escapes you


The author's comments:

This poem is just a way for me to tell people that depression doesn't last forever.  I've been there, so I wanted to share my experience with everyone.  In class we were encouraged to write about something we could relate to, and I instantly picked up my pencil and started writing this poem.  It gives me some kind of closure.  I wanted to share it.


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Dezzie BRONZE said...
on Oct. 19 2014 at 9:58 pm
Dezzie BRONZE, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
“Before I am your daughter,
your sister,
your aunt, niece, or cousin,
I am my own person,
and I will not set fire to myself
to keep you warm.”
- 1/? Things To Remember

So good!!!