Temptation
Tricia Tracey. 1991 (Canton)
Runaway and hide
I'm getting to overwhelmed
These feelings these emotions
Will I let them take me out
It's a mess up in my head
Words and thoughts they swirl about
I sabotage things good to me
I don't need anyone else around
My anger comes to surface
The rage begins to creep
Consuming my whole attitude
Do I take this drastic leap?
To step right off the mountain
But euphoric in the fall
Do I destroy myself again?
Ruin and lose it all
Go back to that old life
That calls me sweetly often
Temptation turns its cynical head
Do I have another option
Maybe instead I'll cut myself
It is better than getting high
Either way I lose though
Because I mask the pain inside
About this poem
I'm a recovery from substance use personally and from self-harm but that does not mean I still don't struggle writing helps. .. It's about learning how to cope with the pain today.
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Written on April 25, 2024
Submitted by triciat.16988 on April 25, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXB CBXX XDXD EFXF XECE XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 692 |
Words | 154 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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