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AWRITER4LIFE
I traveled America in an RV for a year. We saw beautiful things and saw the worst of it. I love to write. It makes my soul shine and my face
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AWRITER4LIFE

my awakening

I’ve been thinking.

I want to die.

I'm so done

Done living in this awful nightmare

Sometimes

When it breaks into a dream

It flits away

Broken

By the monsters

Who return to claim me

I want to wake up

SOMEBODY

Please.

Shake me,

Pinch me.

I’m trapped

There’s so escape

I imagine the jailer

He must have an evil grin

A spoiled and yellow one

He must be squealing

Cackling with pleasure.

'You will learn'

Honestly, will I?

I feel myself slipping

The horizon comes nearer

Every day

I hurt.

I ache

I long for my awakening

-----

I’m tired of being trapped

Inside my head

I long to let go

Maybe I should start

Writing notes

Saying my goodbyes

Wishing the best

To those who can stay

I’m down to the last sip

Hope

Has lost its savor

Now it’s a bitter word

Not meant for me

Buried too deep under layers of sand

Heavy sand

Suffocating me

I don’t mind me

I hate where I am

I hate what I do

I’m sick

And Tired

Very Tired

I’m Tired of this ‘dream’

When will it end?

A storybook

Is what I am

Plots twist

Dragons around every corner

Torture

Forbidden feelings

Longing

Joy

Loneliness

I want my story to be over.

I can end my story.

I can put down my pen

And let it end

Ugh

I will always wonder what sort of sequel

There could have been.

Challenge
For the New and Young people who have recently (6 months or less) joined-Prose. FYI: I check every single entry for length of time. I only allow Under 6 months as a member. One year if you are young and it is stated on your profile. Do not worry about 'likes' this challenge is monarchy. Thank you, Benz
It warms my heart when I see young people who have recently joined our amazing writing group- Prose. It restores my faith in poetry, knowing it will live on. Think of this as an english class and I am the teacher. Please share with me your 'own' poem, that has never before been in any challege or published here on the prose. It can be about anything. Poetry only (I prefer verse, with an awareness for simple grammar) although it is not mandatory. I will read each piece thoroughly. Please tag me after you have entered. Please be patient if I do not review the same day you enter. I want to give every write the attention it deserves. *Everyone will receive a review. I am not a writing expert, reviews are based on my own experience of reading and writing poetry for many decades and what I have learned from my editors. *These reviews are my opinion. Thank you and have fun! -Benz
AWRITER4LIFE

Lost

Take a life lesson

from the twist of life

a path

that you strayed off of

and wondered

if you should go back.

Too late now

the bridge

has crumbled

and the bricks

were swept away

by the raging river.

You stand by the shore

wondering

thinking

pondering

on life.

There is no way to get back

to the path

you once were on.

The woods behind you

are deep

and untraveled.

You would get lost so easily.

You go anyway.

In this forest,

you feel alone.

So alone

and lost,

lost in thought,

and lost in this dark trap

that hides the light.

You stumble and fall

over

and over

and over

again.

Stuck

in this somber place,

where there is no hope,

no chance of escape.

Bleak,

forboding,

sinister.

Head down,

arms folded.

A chill

washes over you.

A cry

an aching

stuck in your throat.

Emotions

colorful and sharp,

slice your heart.

Suddenly,

the world around you

falls.

Silence,

and you are pitched to the ground.

Worthless,

not needed.

Intoxicating thoughts

poison your head.

You search

for hope.

It seems as if

all is

lost.

Suddenly,

you are drowning.

Gasping

for air,

stuggling

against the powerful current.

The battle

rages.

Just when you think

you can last no longer,

a wave

carries you,

gently,

to the shore.

You lay there,

stunned,

your breathing rough

and bedraggled.

You get up,

cold,

wet,

and shaking.

Ahead of you

there is a clearing

surrounded

by tall birch tress

that stand tall

against the roaring wind.

As you walk towards them

they sky’s dark

and gloomy

cover

cracks.

An unfamiliar thing

filters through the thick barrier

of clouds.

Light!

It dances with the leaves

and the wind.

It brushes your cheeks

like butterfly kisses.

Joy,

pure joy,

wraps your heart

in a soft embrace.

A smile

plays on your lips

and grows bigger.

Laughter,

hesitant at first,

and then confident

and bubbling,

spills from your mouth.

The wind is no longer

shoving

and pushing,

so you stand up

straight.

You look up

at the now clear sky.

Warmth 

from the sun

caresses your face.

So this,

is happiness.

Having gone 

so long 

without it

You’ve forgotten 

how much you need it.

How much you 

wanted 

to be happy.

This is what it feels like,

To be lost.

And then

Found.

#Benz

Challenge
Write About Being Lost and Then Found
Being lost is frightening, whether it's emotionally or physically. Write about it. These poems will be sent to people who need help finding their way in life. Pour in emotion, and make it empowering. Poetry and Free-Verse, no word limit, end date 12-25-19.
AWRITER4LIFE in Poetry & Free Verse

Lost and Found

Loops

and loopholes.

Twists

and turns.

This

is how it feels

to be lost.

Going in circles

never ending.

Warmth,

and joy.

Releif,

and hope.

This

is how it feels

to be found.