“You are your biggest obstacle – they say. When you own a mental demon like mine, there’s truth in that. However, those demons arise through constant failings. In our profession of writing, that means other people failed you. Writers can’t reach their dreams alone. That means other people put obstacles in your way and stopped you from succeeding too. While my mind full of darkness ruins all my chances now, those who wronged me know they ruined me in the first place. But they haven’t destroyed me yet.”
I wrote this poem in answer to the following prompts:
Ragtag Daily Prompt — Furnace
Fandango’s One-Word Challenge – Hollow
Your Daily Word — Pity
Pensitivity’s three things Challenge — Noisy– Loud – Annoying
Thoughts and Dreams
My thoughts can be so very loud
Detrimental and never proud
Dark vibes constantly annoying
Noisy doubts constricting and cloying
My future seems cold and hollow
Stuck in my head I sink and wallow
Success trapped behind a mighty wall
Obstacles placed to make me fall
I fight my demon with every ditty
Poetry expressed but not for pity
Each poem sets my furnace alight
Banishes darkness as I stand and fight
I used to be happy and free
Until they stood against me
Left my dreams as ashes and tatters
I’m still here and that matters
I might be the fated fool
A blunt and rusted old tool
But I won’t vanish into the night
I’ll raise my inky sword and write
Thanks for reading my friends.
There’s more in the Poetry Corner, Poetry Nook, and the Short Story Collection
Have a great day!
Thanks for the inclusion Mason.
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You’re welcome.
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A powerful poem Mason.
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Thank you, I felt the need to roar this morning!
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My pleasure
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I love “my inky sword!” Oh, yes, fellow warrior, we fight on!
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Thank you Victoria. We must always fight for that what we seek, fellow warrior!
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I really like these lines: “But I won’t vanish into the night
I’ll raise my inky sword and write”. Your poem powerfully expresses fighting the demons of doubt (both those within and without). You’re fighting a good fight.
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Happy Friday, Hetty I hope you’re having a great day.
Thank you, I felt the need to roar like a knight heading into war against his demon today. I’m pleased you like it.
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What a great poem, the pens mightier than the sword as they say.
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Thank you. I’d like to stab my demon with my pen. A biro in the brain isn’t such a good idea though lol
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That made me laugh 😁
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Jolly good, I like to raise smiles
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Thank you. I’d like to stab my demon with my pen. A biro in the brain isn’t such a good idea though lol
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I love that “inky sword.” I can totally relate to “Poetry expressed but not for pity / Each poem sets my furnace alight.”
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Thank you. I was trying to find my positivity and remind myself what my poems do to help me. I’m glad you liked it.
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Powerful write, Mason.
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