...Core

By SolApathy

https://youtu.be/xnP396-1U0s?si=xEpyWNv79Gkqhsv6

Within my core, I decay
In this life I can’t seem to fade away
Held here against my will
Some twisted role still to fulfill
My candle burned at both ends so long
All the wax is gone
My wick a tortured illustration of the frayed edge I’m on
Even the shadows have surrendered, knowing my fate
Understanding it’s long past too late
The monotony of a life adrift sets a scene
If only the light from the candle could still be seen
I listen as the ocean speaks of capitulation
I have become my own isolation
I slip into an abyss of calm
Yet a storm below rages on

I'm lost in a past I can't stop reliving...
Not the great memories of when she was alive
But the dark thoughts that consumed me once she died.

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Published on Friday, December 29, 2023. Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

...What is left when I finally admit the words I write are of a long lost fight...?

Comments on "...Core"

On Saturday, December 30, 2023, Peyton1 (205) wrote:

I haven't been here in a long time, I recognized your user name (I don't recognize many) so I clicked your posted work. As I read this one, each line hit me harder than the one before it. I relate closely to the pain your pen etches here, loss is a terrible thing that consumes from every direction. My best hope is that the sharing of ourselves here on these pages will enable us in some way to find at least a small amount of release... even if only for a fleeting moment......... ~Ace~
On Monday, April 8, 2024, SolApathy (652) wrote:

Thank you.