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COMFORT IN SOLITUDE

In the calm of darkness

I find great peace

The whirring of my head begins to cease

 

For in my everyday

I so struggle with just being me

Speaking my wants doesn’t come easily

 

There is conflict

In every decision I make

Trying to act for everyone’s sake

 

Often I forget myself

In that moment I’m not important

As old beliefs still haunt

 

There is a mask

I feel I must wear

For others to want me there

 

The want to have fun

Not to understand my complex feelings

And that is most isolating

 

So as I say farewell

A sense of gladness comes to me

In the simplicity of my own company

 

Here there is not battle

No conflict or fear

I feel safe enough to shed a tear

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Comments

<Deleted User> (13516)

Sun 29th Mar 2015 03:37

I really like this kaluw, it's a poem I can strongly relate to. You say here what I'm sure many people feel, poems like this make you feel not so alone, both for the writer and reader. Thank you for sharing this :)

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