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Poem Details
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| Title: | voices |
| Author: | sapphire |
| Date Submitted: | 6/1/2010 |
| Poem: |
The voices inside my mind are malicious. They chant hurtful verse I try to ignore them, but they are relentless. Insistent that I concede. I wait patiently for a moment of silence. A quiet that never comes. I hear them because I have no choice. I believe them as they tell me truth. I am worthless I deserve pain and suffering. I must endure Wait... can it be? I hear a voice offer me tranquility I plead to know the answer To escape the pain, the noise, the rage… I must sleep forever So I close my eyes And search for serenity A time without the voices I find the quiet, everlasting peace When I take my last breath I am free. The voices cannot follow me. ... |