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Yesterday you told me Why you were dying. I didn't believe you would But you left me so alone. All the pain built up With no one to talk to. Bottled up inside, you said No one could cure it. The silent disease of solitude. You couldn't break free. Chains held you down. Now I… Continue reading Broken Free – A Poem about Suicide
This is a poem I wrote on January 25, 1999. As I re-read it today, I realized how much it resonates with me today in the world we live in. As I look around me when I go out, I see fear, anger, outrage, and disgust. I want to share this poem with you because I think it will resonate with you as well.
You've been trying To figure me out Looking so deeply In all the wrong spots The truth is hidden Far from your view I can tell from here You're just not capable Of looking beyond What you can see I want to trust you But I just don't feel it Scared to be hurt I… Continue reading Goodbye
You're so small and helpless In a world so big and full. You look to me for guidance And protection from all harm.
This poem is from my teenage years. It's a little rough around the edges but I wanted to share it, unedited, from the raw emotions I struggled with as a teenager.
In the starlight, We see the world. Loud and obnoxious, Quiet and concerned. The people are like Shadows on the wall. Their images change As the day goes by. In each new problem, They change masks, Alter themselves So they belong. They become something They are not. They change so much, They cannot remember Who… Continue reading Truth Within – A Poem Written When I Was 15
Where Do I Belong - A Poem
There in the passenger seat of my uncle’s old red Ford pickup was where the truth finally hit me. As I gazed out the dirty window at the golden country around me, I could see tall oak trees bursting with autumn foliage just waiting to return to the earth.
Cathy Marie Bown 