Hi all. It's been a while since I sat down and read the forums. Had a bit too much going on in my head and have been struggling a bit with the PTSD/Anxiety/Depression. Getting used to the side effects of another medication on top of what I already take has also sent the body into a bit of a spin. But enough of that, I thought I would share another poem called "The Relentless Tide" that I wrote recently.
Regards - Keith
The Relentless Tide
In the world that he lives amongst all the commotion
Is a merciless sea filled with clashing emotion
For years he was swimming along with the best
Then his mind gave up, needing care and a rest
He’d been swept out on the tide of unresolved trauma
Where he struggled to float, to stay strong, to stay sane
He could see no beauty in the worlds’ flora or fauna
Alone on the sea polluted with pain
Afloat with his memories then washed back by the ocean
To be stuck in the mud, bewildered and frightened
Bogged down in his past of overwhelming emotion
The more that he fought, the more that it tightened
For him there was no fantasy island escape
As his mind stayed in places he’d rather forget
No sun drenched beach or beautiful landscape
His mind overdrawn and deeply in debt
Worn out by the sadness, worn out by the fight
Worn out by the never ending feeling of dread
Worn out by the terror that visits each night
No escape from the past entrenched his head
And the tide is relentless, dragging him out once more
To the horrors of yesterday, embraced in his past
The strong man swept away from normality’s shore
His mind beaten and broken, now society’s outcast
As he goes under the waves of wounds that won’t heal
He catches glimpses of the man he once used to be
The life that he led filled with compassion and zeal
Drowned in the ocean of his PTSD.
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