Tag: darkness

• Hunkering Down

  

  I’m going to withdraw and go inside for a while. Hunker down, go quiet, so that again, I will see a smile. xxx I’m going inside, where the light cannot reach. If only for a moment so that maybe I can have something to teach. xxx The shadows are casting a glance. Beckoning to take…

  deloreswillow

  19th Jun 2023

  Poem

  closed off, creative writing, darkness, delores willow, depression, giving myself a chance, going inside, heart pouring, heartbreak, lonely, no light, pain, poetry, retracting, shadows, sun shine, untamed poet, veils, withdraw, wrapping up

• Hanging over the Edge

  

  My toes hang over the edge. Gripping. I’m not ready to fall, though I can feel it’s happening. Unsteady, wobbling, leaning forwards  into the depths. xxx I know you are ready to catch me. But I don’t know if you can handle the weight of my fall. The heaviness of the burden  as I land.…

  deloreswillow

  22nd Mar 2023

  Poem

  anger, cant catch me, darkness, delores willow, depression, depths, fall, family, feeling lost, giving up, hanging, hurt, jumping, life, low, struggling, suicide, untamed poet, waiting to jump, wobbling