So I have always written poetry but have not really gotten into it as much as I would have liked. So recently I started really putting some stuff together and I figured I would post it. My ultimate goal is to have a 3D illustration with the poem at some point but for now I am just writing as they come to me. This one is about anxiety, in particular the anxiety that I sometimes get, and the different stages it has. When I do write I like to compare my emotions to real world scenarios so in this case I wrote my about my emotions as they correspond to a mutiny on a ship. So here it is!
Mutiny: The Siren’s Song
Wind in
the sails
Bringing me
closer to the siren’s song (serenity)
The men
are working, focused
Synchronized
in every stroke
Drenched
and ablaze with determination
The
rigging is strong
Knots
holding tight
The mast
is unwavering
The world
is mine
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Mutiny!
Swords
unsheathed craving the head of the captain
The anchor
must be dropped, a stand must be taken
The stench
of blood now rich in the air
Bowels
removed, limbs taken, the remaining men are falling
Unnerved,
I cannot believe my eyes
The
carnage reaped before me, losses unspeakable
Sights set;
the traitors have only one man left to slay
Teeth
clenched, vision blurred, the end is near
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Wrenched
from my dream the ship trembles
The anchor
has reached the bottom tearing the ocean floor
Focus
renewed I am determined to live
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In my
cabin I make my stand
There will
be no parlay for these bastards
Blunderbuss
in hand I face my demons
Flesh
explodes from my victims; the walls are covered with their remains
Their
numbers are overwhelming, I cannot kill them all
Stabbed in
the shoulder, bullet in my gut, blood pours from the wounds
Still I
fight
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Vision
returns, rage subsides, the battle is over
My ship is
broken, the crew is dead
Recovery
will be long. The wounds I sustained are deep and beginning to fester
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Before me
the ocean awaits, vast and unforgiving
I can
still hear the siren’s song. It is distant but close to my heart
Resonating
within my bones I know I must go on
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