Silencing waves

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Poem by: NorthernSiren

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For the happy girl who committed suicide. Mental illness is not always noticeable, it usually isn't at all, until we see it in our memories.

Submitted: September 17, 2018

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Submitted: September 17, 2018

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This water pulls me under

This current holds me down.

How can I find the surface?

When my body, is so far gone.

These waves they hold me hostage

These rocks they bar me in.

How can the sun not care?

When it’s up there, glaring down.

This air, it can’t escape me

These lungs will not burn out.

How can I not feel hopeless?

When the silence, drowns me out.

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hullabaloo22

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Mon, September 17th, 2018 11:35am

An excellent poem. That last verse is so effectively composed!

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Tue, September 18th, 2018 3:21pm

Thanks for your input, I'm glad you like it :)

Melancholic Wisdom

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Wed, August 21st, 2019 11:22pm

This one really hits close to home for me, almost all of my really close friends have struggled with mental illness and suicidal thoughts, including myself. And I think you described that feeling perfectly. Excellent work

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Thu, August 22nd, 2019 12:23pm

Thank you, that is also something that I have struggled with my entire life as well. I wrote this poem the day after a family friend had committed suicide. I felt this was a way to portray the feelings many people have before they get to that point.