Troubled

[Bry89]

All alone, in this world
Where it's all black
Feeling down
Feeling so sad

It didn't need to be
The way that it is now
Have the strength to keep yourself up
Before you start to drown

Don't let it get to you
Don't let this pain, this bitterness
Overcome you

It's hard to feel and I know
I can relate to your pain
But to give in much further
What is there to gain?

Open your eyes, just this once
See what you had missed
No matter the pain and the sorrow
You can never have bliss

If you let it get to you
If you let this pain, this bitterness
Overcome you

Weighed down by the mind's rubble
An innocent soul troubled

When there is hope beyond the struggle
You will always remain troubled

Time can heal if you can
Accept the help we give
To remain in this so-called bubble
Is not the way to live

Sing yourself to silence
Or whatever else
That helps you get through
But your own obstinacy
Will be your own noose
~~~

This piece is actually a person to someone I know, just for a bit of clarification.

[poemzone]

brilliant poetry with a very dark ending. great read.

[Dag]

Quite disconcerting, and takes me back to many points along the timeline of my life.
With great joy can come great pain and sorrow, but it is never worth giving up how you felt before, to never feel it again.

Thank you for sharing this with everyone.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Your poetry reaches out - to understand and empathize with another's pain. Suffering can be a challenge - whether our own or that of someone we love.

[Bry89]

Especially if it's someone who just won't listen or take heed to the warnings we give, much like the person I'm referring to in the piece.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Whenever I get most frustrated about that, I'm led to remember all of the good advice I've gotten and ignored over the years. No reason to stop trying, or caring, but each of us gets to choose. The person you are writing about is fortunate to have you to care about him/her.