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Drop The Curtain
I wonder if the dream contains
both beginning and an end
the sad dawn to final act
or slow torture before my death
I’ve lost the start in the fog
and the future is beyond my sight
into this void I find myself
occupant of numbing fear
the future holds no glad lure
when only days I can endure
what lays beyond is full of dread
I'd avoid if I were dead
this is the cure that I'll embrace
a last resort that's all to real
in the mind that that only see
grinding stress I can't release
in small doses I'll discharge
the poison that fills my life
it's not enough to cure the soul
instead the patient must endure
looking back to the dream
cosmic joke by beggar king
if only laughs would fade
drop the curtain, end my days.
2018. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20180226.
both beginning and an end
the sad dawn to final act
or slow torture before my death
I’ve lost the start in the fog
and the future is beyond my sight
into this void I find myself
occupant of numbing fear
the future holds no glad lure
when only days I can endure
what lays beyond is full of dread
I'd avoid if I were dead
this is the cure that I'll embrace
a last resort that's all to real
in the mind that that only see
grinding stress I can't release
in small doses I'll discharge
the poison that fills my life
it's not enough to cure the soul
instead the patient must endure
looking back to the dream
cosmic joke by beggar king
if only laughs would fade
drop the curtain, end my days.
2018. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20180226.
Published 27th Feb 2018
Author's Note
“Drop the Curtain” is about the drudgery of depression.
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27th Feb 2018 2:04am
Beautiful imagery used to shine a light on a dark subject. The first lines alone got my attention. Raw emotion very well expressed. Good write, keep it up!
-Zanna
-Zanna
27th Feb 2018 2:07am
Thank you. I considered not posting this one to Facebook. The imagery saved the work from exile. With that said, I really really wish I did not have the inspiration to write poems like this.
27th Feb 2018 2:20am
Yes, unfortunately beautiful writing is usually born from torment. However, I think it's necessary, if we don't have it bad how are we going to appreciate the good? Although it's haunting I would never change my past. If poetry is the only good to come from it, well that's fine with me.
-Zanna
-Zanna
27th Feb 2018 10:15am
I'm not terribly worried about the past. I'm worried about the strong probablity that I'll kill myself at some point. This particular poem is about the "bad" far outweighting the "good". The outcome is dire.
27th Feb 2018 4:57am
This a very beautifully written poem that means a lot more than some think
