Anxiety

  

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fear

freeze my heart

as you melt my brain

you don't allow me to rest

but nor can I get work done

if I was daring

I would try

all

******

why

why not try

this is what you ask

anxiety the reason

for my procrastination

I fear I will fail

look the fool

me

~cie~

notes

I am aware that the image is visually disconcerting and unpleasant. It is an accurate depiction of the way anxiety feels.

the prompts

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/10/24/saturday-mix-opposing-forces-24-october-2020/

http://www.octpowrimo.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-day-24.html

Poetry Style

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NaPoWriMo 2020 Day 4 + April PAD Challenge 2020 Day 4 + April PAD Countdown Catch-Up Day 6:

Image by Engin_Akyurt from Pixabay

A secret wish that I keep hid

Is the hope that dreams really do come true

Like I thought when I was a kid

A secret wish

The way I believed when the world was new

And there was magic in everything that I did

Before harsh reality twisted the screw

I say of foolish beliefs I'm rid

That I've buried the dreams that never grew

But a quiet place in my soul loves what logic forbid

A secret wish

~cie~

notes

The NaNoWriMo prompt was (generally) write a poem about a dream.

The April PAD Challenge prompt was a wish poem.

The April PAD Challenge countdown prompt was a quiet poem.

The poem form is a Rondeau.

OctPoWriMo 2019: Day 17: Do You Remember?

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Do you remember when we had all our lives ahead

In times before hope was replaced by dread

Do you remember all the sunshine days

Back when life was a place to play

The best of people in the world was my brother

Over him I'd never have chosen any other

 In the times before everything turned gray

Back when life was a place to play

Your sister became someone broken within

Who had no idea how to repair her sin

Your sister still wonders if we can return one day

Back when life was a place to play

I would have chosen you as my friend regardless of blood

My love for you is real, my brother, my bud

Can we turn back although our hair's gone gray

Back when life was a place to play?

~Cie~

Notes:

My brother is four years younger than me. I was there when he was born. He made his way into the world quickly.

As children, we were very close. But time, circumstances, and misunderstandings have driven us apart, something I would not have been able to believe could happen when I was a child.

Honestly, this is rather a vulnerable point for me and I would appreciate compassion if one feels the need to say anything.