It won’t last,
i shall bulge,
swayed by the tide,
no joy shall stay forever,
relapse has become my favorite word,
of pain,
this dreaded voice,
spelling trouble and terribly scary,
wish to live without it,
being back to normal,
self killing filtered from my life,
learning to live with the devils,
a hyper mind,
why can’t I sleep for the whole day?
better still,
running away from everything,
carving a new identity,
a new me,
only to be caught and trapped by the shadow,
eerie silence,
ghost of the past,
i shall reach,
overcoming everything,
after all, i have come a long way,
holding myself,
So what?
A bumpy journey,
vulnerable in mind, soul and flesh.
Love
V
Poignant words!
How are you doing? I hope the surgery went well. Take care! 🙂
Thanks so much. Surgery went well and almost healed, will take some more time 😀
Glad to hear that! 🙂
Yes! Thanks lot 🙏
I haven’t read anything this relatable in a long time. The words pulled me in and before I knew I was sailing, sinking, drowning… happily drowned and yet saved.
Thanks so much Asha. This poem was done effortlessly to pour the things lying inside the mind and a therapy of sort for me. Love the expression of sailing, sinking, drowning and saved…makes so much sense!
“Relapse has become my favourite word”
I so loved this line, infact the entire prose. The way u eloquently pen your thoughts is amazing! Good job Vishal. Btwn, M Sneha from Twitter 🙂
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Thanks Sneha. Relapse has become my reality and all about Acceptance 😀 so glad to see you and the amazing work u doing. I will soon hop for some blog love 😀
Your words brought out the frustrating emotions straight from the heart….The title of your poem says it all my friend…..wishing you good times ahead Vishal!
Thanks so much Radhika. The emotions expressions must after all find a way to be poured out and no good holding them inside. Your wishes means a lot!
hope pain and all consuming thoughts ease soon, sounds like you are healing!
Thanks so much for reading my thoughts. Yes! Making effort to heal the mind and soul 🙂
I try every day … it’s an ongoing effort 🙂
Thanks I can’t agree more. Every day is an effort 😀
oh no every day is a blessing, we must make the effort 🙂
Yes I do agree and calls quite an effort! It’s ongoing pretty much like struggle!
I’ve been meditating for years so it’s not so bad … tried meditation?
Yes I started this year at a centre and practice for 5 minutes at home. I haven’t been to the healing centre for a month! Meditation is very helpful!
yes but best to do it daily if you can
Thanks so much and will try doing it 🙂