Despair Poem by Emma Kessler

Despair

Rating: 4.3


Distraught
That's what I am
Why does the world
have to be like this?
Why can't things ever
work out for me?

Crying
That's what I'm doing
Crying out tears that drag out
my sadness, my pain, my confusion

Stop
That's what I want to do
Cease feeling the wrongs of the world
All weighing down on me
Until I feel I am crushed

How?
How can I forget the sadness?
How can I stop the pain?
How can I heal these scars
left on my heart?

Never
Never will I be able to rid my life
of all it's troubles
Never can I heal my heart
The wounds may heal
But the scars will remain

Escape
That's what I must do
But where?
Where is there a place safe from all the pain,
all the sadness, the confusion
I must go
I will never survive another day like this

Now
I must be rid of this
It's eating away at my insides
It's slowly causing me to fade
I'm growing weaker, and weaker
The sadness, the pain, the confusion

Despair
That's what this is
I am distraught and in despair
and I can never be rid of it
It is destroying me
Slowly, but surely
I am fading

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Trade Martin 26 January 2010

Emma, you display strong writing talent for your age. Keep reading the legendary poets because their various styles and subject matter will inspire you to write better and better and broaden your compositional scope into different topics, Regards, Trade Martin.

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Amanda Shelton 07 February 2010

This is a peace of work keep going and you well be something great. Great job! ! !

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John Raubenheimer 09 February 2010

In this poem you show your gift for transforming awful feelings into inspiring words - inspiring because you show courage and strength of mind. Keep writing! (And keep reading and learning.)

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Apple Sorongon 20 February 2010

I like this one.very well said. :))

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Miss Rainbow 20 February 2010

very deep i can relate as you could tell from my poems thanks for taking you time to read my poems musch appreciated

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Despair is a goblin that catches you When you don't believe in yourself This life is not designed to be always blue Have eyes for other colors too............... Good poem and I welcome you to my page too

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Amy Marie 06 November 2011

Yeah...everybody can relate to this sometimes.

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Marina Gasbey 10 August 2010

Wow, The mood of the poem is captivating! And the way it is set up is magical! I can really appreciate this poetry! ... Marina Gasbey.

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Lindbergh Hughes 11 April 2010

Nice and Great poem, Emma...I loved this one very much.The way you describe your innermost thoughts and feelings are very very well.Without speaking that the rhymes in this poem are different from the rest of your poems or others works that I've already read in this site.'How can I heal these scars left on my heart? ..'I loved this line very much.Your strong feelings, that's so normal for a poet, and the way you describe diging deeply your thought at the same way, show that, bit by bit, you have shaped your mind according one of the ways of writing poems.

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Rajkumar Mukherjee 05 March 2010

Dear EMMA, This is a better poem though of sadness. I personally, can't support such sadness that I'm unable to live one more day. You 've created an aliteration by using three words pain, sadness, confusion. At your age, you have talents and you can express yourself better by marshalling a few tricks, like metaphorical use or use of imagery and why not use a Thaserus to find synonims which will increase the depth of your poem Don't take it otherwise. I liked the poem and rated highly Rajkumar

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