Poems

Poem Title: Fear This world has left me full of fear. Every night I cry a single tear. The pain I feel has overwhelmed. The isolation shut me down. The need for contact keeps me alive, but how much longer can I survive? It has been 15 years since I was sexually assaulted, a traumatic event that forever altered the course of my life. In those early days, the weight of my emotions felt unbearable, as if I were constantly being pulled in every direction by a tumultuous storm of

Why can't I breathe? Why can't I see? Everything seems to be surrounding me. I need to run. I need to hide. Everything seems to be following me. I'm breaking down. I'm hurting inside. Everything is just too much for me. Date: 2010 Author: Ashley Above is another short poem I wrote while trying to process emotions. I needed to be strong because I didn't want anyone to see I was hurting. I covered my pain with smiles and pushed myself beyond my limits. Limits I ignored. If I st

I'm just a memory in the vast amount of space. A single being, a thought, a never again. The pain inflicted is unimaginable. The day-by-day living isn't even possible because I no longer live. The fear is suffocating, the devastation has only just been realized. The amount of change you have caused in my life is unbelievable. I never thought that It would be possible, at least not all at once. The people I have lost and can never get back because of you saddens me to the limi

The world is spinning round and round. I can't go up, only down. I'm plunging further and further into the dark abyss, Cave-like darkness surrounding me. The loneliness is like razor blades to my wrists. The pain I feel can't be expressed. I'm screaming for help, but no one hears. I'm alone in the world, full of fear. When will the light shine through? I need some hope, I need to breathe. The light is gone. I need it back. Why won't it come back? I'm running fast, I'm running