Waves of AfflitionA Poem by alexAlexanderWhen a decision has been made, the consequences are now mine to live with.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
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Added on June 29, 2025 Last Updated on June 29, 2025 AuthoralexAlexanderMarietta, GAAboutBecause poetry is life. As a poet, it is our gift that allows the very pulse that beats through our Breath. That gives birth to a new creation. more.. |

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