Finding Solace in Poetry
Do you find solace in poetry? I do. I used to write poems whenever I feel sad, upset and hurt. Sometimes, I do it just for fun and at some point I used it as an escape from doing research work when I was still a struggling post graduate student. Poetry became my venting vessel, it became an expression of self and of the many emotions left unsaid. For some people poetry can be a stress relief and for some, it can be a means to get well like this guy in the article Poetry for Health and Healing.
The other day, as I was contemplating on writing a poem again, I remembered I have compiled some poems in poetry.com website. I think I have a couple posted in the website but when I started to retrieve them, they have already moved my poems into an "old files archive" so I tried retrieving them one by one. But before I can retrieve one poem, they asked me make a review of two poems and so I did. I have only managed to give reviews to 4 poems and was able to claim back two of my poems. I will have to sit down and do more reviewing before I can recover all of my poems. Here is one of my favorite poems written 10 years ago.
"Sentiments"
A murky autumn diffusing desolation
I breathe, the air intoxicating my fortitude
I swallow, the solids filling my woes,
Liquids derisorily running through my veins
\The twinge screams of withdraw,
Lying awake with nothing to hold,
Absence, glaringly creeping through my senses,
I dream in total delusion
and wait in vain with no one to cling on
\I weep, with tears of desertion
I whine, I grief in disbelief
I surrender with utter plea,
Dumping strides of time, I flee
How about you? Is there a Poet in you? Why not try writing one poem today?
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Tommy Hilfiger
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