Waves of Afflition

Waves of Afflition

A Poem by alexAlexander
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When a decision has been made, the consequences are now mine to live with.

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WAVES OF AFFLICTION
DRIFTING BETWEEN CONSCIOUSNESS AND OBLIVION IS A DELICATE DANCE.
ON THE EDGE OF DREAMS AND REALITY: SHADOWS AND PLAY BEHIND
A HAZE OF FOREBODING, THAT ELLIPSE EPISODE OF LAMENTATION.
CONSTANTLY SHIFTING LIKE INTO DEEP SLEEP AND A NEED TO KNOW.
SOLITUDE STRETCHED THIN, NOT SURE WHETHER TO BEND OR GRIN;
THIS DISTORTED LONGING ETCHES AGONY THAT EMERGES AND TEETERS
RAW AND UNYIELDING, SO THE MIND WRESTLES FOR MASTERY.
CONTRAST WITH BOTH INEVITABLE AND FLEETING.
MIXED FEELING HAUNTINGLY PRECARIOUS; LINGERS 
TANGLE WITH UNFINISHED GRIEF; A REPEAT FORM OF REGRETS.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF, DECEPTIVE SHADOWS, A SLOW BURN INWARD
SMOLDERING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE UNSAID

© 2025 alexAlexander


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alexAlexander
It's as if my mind is playing tricks on me.

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Added on June 29, 2025
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Marietta, GA



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