Echo

By dark_sister

I have a sickness of regret.
A malaise personified.
A fevered human stalks me,
wraps me in nightmares
in places once safe.

I can't stand in the windows.
I can't sleep with peace.
There's a shadow of doubt
pacing after me.

Accusations, searing, unanswered.
Words breaking my bones.
I try to deafen with silence
but it gets lost in the confusion,
all sob-weary and stone.

A red tide of karma,
what comes around
going around brutal and merciless.
I must ride the wave and pray.
Pray for the law of threefold.

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Copyright 2003 dark_sister
Published on Tuesday, December 2, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: "A Malaise Personified. A fevered human stalks me," and "There's a shadow of doubt / pacing after me." Wow. These lines just humbled me as a poet.

  • OLd SouL On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, OLd SouL (734)By person wrote:

    love that last verse. :::OLd

  • Exodus On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, Exodus (172)By person wrote:

    wow....i really, really love this...its beautiful and i can definitely relate..* Amazing Write*

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