My thoughts
get stuck
in a thick tar swamp
knowing
that I am drowning
further below
but not quite
the end
Struggling is useless
Letting go is impossible
Tangled in poison syrup
In pitch dark night sky
all the stars
give up on me
They blink out
So
I settle in
being lost
dying alive
alone
Flicker of Thoughts 
🖤🖤🖤
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Love the last stanza, especially “dying alive” Great work!
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That’s based on your dark mood incidental prompt 😁
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Painful and wonderfully expressed, Cassa. I know what this feels like.
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I am sorry that you experienced this first hand. And I am glad that it made you into who you are.
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Jeepers that ending Cassa… I have so much respect for your skills and ability to write with such emotion 😍
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Thank you humbly Bree! ☺️
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“In pitch dark night sky
all the stars
give up on me”
The ultimate description of abandonment. Very dark, and no pun intended!
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I imagine when our mind in darkness, northing shines.
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Pain always has that gilded edge. A beautiful one, Cassa.
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Amazing writing Cassa!
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What a lovely poem Cassa. Every line expressing sadness and being overwhelmed. Beautiful writing.
“Struggling is useless
Letting go is impossible
Tangled in poison syrup”
These lines and of course the ending I can relate to somewhat, and I would guess many of us have if we were to be honest. Life is full of challenges and hardships and we all have ours to bare. This is so lovely. Thank you dear Cassa!
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I am grateful that through poetry I can express these dark thoughts/feelings, so in reality they never able to take roots. Thank you Joni for sharing your thoughts. Life is full of challenges indeed. And it is also full of wonders. 💚💞🦋
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Wow, so many great lines! I feel them, Carrie. That last stanza is brilliant.
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Thank you so much Susi!☺️
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You’re very welcome, Carrie! ❤
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