She’s a mystery to me
And I long to let her go free
But every attempt I make
Is met with something she forsake
And I reach out across the sea
But I’m met with a knee
In the gut to wind
And let me know that I have sinned
As she announces her realm
And the ship at the helm
Is vacant and empty
It’s been this way since we were twenty
And I sought to find
Something I had left behind
In my teens
(Not just the man of my dreams)
But friendship too
And I felt the lack of you
In Dublin City Centre
Captain America’s but I could not enter
Because the gate was barred
And I felt times get hard
As I refused to cross the line
That I felt them define
And commerce was too coarse for me
But I obeyed willingly
The teachers, the guidance, the accounts and the way
But there were things I could not say
As I walked through my apartment
I heard a voice from your department
Saying; “why am I in so much pain”
That was just before the rain
Pelted on me
I ran from Jess and Hillary
As they left bottles on the floor
And became something that I abhor
They throw a party in the dorm
But they do not warn
Either I or Caroline
I walk in and it would have been fine
If I could’ve just locked my door
But I get dressed up and walk on the fifth floor
And have a chat with Colin too
Though he is different than what I’d want to
Embody as the excel
But he’s alright so I said “well”
It is an Irish greeting
You say when you are meeting
Someone you causally know
Then sanity let me go
In February of that year
I felt myself on the edge of a tear
As Snow Patrol belted a tune
But I could feel the split in the room
As I wrapped myself in a blanket
I did not forget to thank it
For its warm embrace
When everything seemed to deface
The old tome
And I just wished for home
But I could not go back
And everything I lack
Is muted in the undertone
I loved my Nokia phone
And I kept the messages I sent
Three hundred of them before I went
To America, to New York
And somehow there was a fork
In the road I chose to walk
I am not to be all talk
But something deeper than they see
I will walk out of history
And write the words that have called to me
Since the beginning of mystery
Decided it would dance with me
Now I am all beauty
And sparkling lights
And in my darkest nights
I could still find love
Just trust it’s there because above
Will never failed to sink
Into depths you do not think
Can ever be perforated
Depression is underrated
Your words evoke a vivid journey through emotions and experiences. Life’s twists and turns resonate deeply. What inspired this soulful reflection?
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Hi Moumita 😊 I feel like conflict between my inner and outer worlds propels me to seek a reason why I am not at peace. I had a deep realisation of being when I was a teenager but then my life took many twists and turns and I found myself lost in the mind again. I feel like delving into introspection brings me clarity and writing helps me unwind the knots that keep me bound.
I feel like things like depression can be misunderstood and we can fail to see the blessings in the darkness – sometimes that is the reason the light shines, because you look for it when you are lost.
For a while in my late teens and early twenties I struggled until I came across Eckhart Tolle, the spiritual teacher, and I came to see things in a different light. The rest of the poem is about my journey to embody his teachings and the message of liberation that many teachers speak of. It is confusing at times but today I just got the guidance : “it took all that to get you to here”.
The poem itself was sparked by an interpersonal conflict and a wondering why I always seem to create drama in my life. It is an exploration of relationships that have caused pain in the past and the part I have played in creating that drama.
I am glad you find meaning in the poem and that it resonates. That is my hope when I write, though I don’t wish the chaos that I sometimes experience on anyone but I suppose that is just life! Thank you for your kind message. It is deeply appreciated. Much love ❤️❤️🙏
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