The Old Cloak Poem by Jodie Hardy

The Old Cloak

Rating: 5.0


You wear it like an old black cloak
It smothers the light within.
Wherever you go, it's always there
Keeping out the good people bring.
However your feeling it weighs you down,
Heavily present thick fog makes it hard to breathe
Hard to talk and impossible to leave behind!

It wasn't always this way,
Though too long has passed now
It's difficult to remember a time before.
Before the burden of it all.
However, it has been different once
It will be again, Just have faith.
Believe in your inner lights ability to shine.

Outshine the fear,
Leave behind the self doubt,
Take off the old cloak
It never served you any good.
Speak to anyone who'll listen.
Forget the fog, don't let it hold you back now
You have come so far, don't stop... don't stop now!

Monday, October 27, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: depression,hope
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 30 November 2017

Take off the old cloak It never served you any good..... Touching expression with nice theme. Beautiful poem shared. Thanks and congratulations for being selected this poem as the poem of the day.

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Tom Allport 30 November 2017

a poem with a positive message that there will be light at the end of the tunnel? ............nicely expressed Jodie.

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 30 November 2017

one gains a lot and a bit of time keeping hope alive till and having unshakable faith in self defying the fear that comes your way........Jodie......cong. for being selected P.O.D..........VERY WELL CRAFTED.......thanks for sharing

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Bernard F. Asuncion 30 November 2017

Such a brilliant and inspiring write, Jodie... Congrats for being chosen... a perfect 10👍👍👍

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Richard Wlodarski 30 November 2017

Hope and inspiration surviving and depression falling by the wayside. Very well expressed and written! Jodie, congratulations on Poem Of The Day! !

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Edward Kofi Louis 30 November 2017

Don't let it hold you back! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Akhtar Jawad 30 November 2017

Congrats, in depression if hope is alive, man is also alive.

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Lodigiana Poetess 30 November 2017

A lovely, positive and enheartening poem Jodie! congratulations on your Poem of the Day - a lovely work thank you for sharing...10 well deserved! Lodigiana

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Anil Kumar Panda 30 November 2017

Yeah, it is nice. What is old should be discarded and new should be accepted. 'Speak to anyone who'll listen. Forget the fog, don't let it hold you back now You have come so far, don't stop... don't stop now! '... is very nice. Message given in a nice way. Congrats.

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Geetha Jayakumar 30 November 2017

Beautiful poem Jodie. By keeping away the burden of Old Cloak will ease you from all the fear. Concluded with positive thoughts. Loved reading it. Congratulations on member poem of the day!

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