POEM STARTER
Submitted by Isa Jules
Write a poem which could be titled 'Hiding Place'.
Life No Longer Exists Here
_(Note: I’m sorry if this isn’t great, I am not a poet by heart<3 this is just something I wrote a long time ago when I was in a dark place mentally)_
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How are you doing today?
What is bothering you?_**
The flesh of my fingers
gouge the couch cushions,
although they never
leave a mark.
**_What do you think your purpose in life is?_**
My footsteps
no longer make sound,
silent steps over
crunchy leaves.
**_How often do you have suicidal thoughts?_**
My voice is still heard
by no one but me,
but sometimes I dream
someone can hear me speak.
**_Do you have someone you can confide in?_**
Others pass through me
much like how I passed through
the realms of Life and
Death.
**_How often do you think about death?_**
The Grim Reaper
whispered a question into my ear
when I first walked the path
of timeless infinity.
. . .
_What is the one thing you wish_
_you could have changed_
_with your time on the desolate _
_Earth?_
. . .
The burning wind
whipped my hair into a frenzy;
_perhaps this is just a terrible, terrible_
_dream._
**_Are you still listening?_**
With my cooling hands, I trace the path
of my ribs, my heartbeat
vibrating in my ears
despite my own mortality.
**_Do you need a moment?_**
I stretched my arms wide,
tears dripping down my
empty, lifeless face.
_I wanted to change the world,_
I answered.
Around us, the world burned.
**_Hello?
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_****_Are you still with me?
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_****_Wake up._**