Lost
By AJ O’Brien.
Self inflicted pain
beneath a haunting tune,
can’t turn down the volume
it’s far too soon.
And blindly stepping
from a bridge a distant hue
wearing tears of shame
as she does what she must do.
Slipping through emptiness,
she fell among the dead,
drowning in forgotten words
that no one ever read.
Incarcerated shadows 
This is haunting. So much captured, and your imagery creates pictures that remain both in mind and heart.
Elizabeth
https://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2019/05/05/barefoot-reverie/
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You’re very kind. Thank you.
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I really like this ❤
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Thank you very much. 😊
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If only we realized there is light at the end of the tunnel. Beautifully written Alan.
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How right you are Michele.
Thank you for your comments.
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That last paragraph especially…heart wrenching!
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Many Thanks. Much appreciated.
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You’re welcome.
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I read, a third-person suicide note. Fine work with the rhyme: x-a-a-x in the first stanza, then x-a x-a, where the second and fourth lines rhyme.
Thank you for liking my posts!
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Thank you so much.
I enjoy visiting your site.
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Your words are always haunting, Alan.
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Thank you Nathalie.
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Some poetry, when you read it, there’s instant identification. Not necessarily with the specific circumstances. With the underlying emotions – the source of (the) pain. Really like this 🙂
Thank you for coming by my blog. If you hadn’t, I wouldn’t have discovered yours!
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Thank you for your kind words.
And I am glad I found your blog.
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Lots of feeling. It really touches the heart. ❤
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Thank you so much. Appreciated. ☺️
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Your writing never disappoints. Wow. Your insight into personal, private pain is so vivid as to make that irreversible moment the reader’s own (yet without the permanent consequence). Your hard work is our reward.
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Thank you very much Andrew.
Your totally amazing comments are
so appreciated. Again, Thank you.
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Such haunting words and vivid images, Alan! You help us understand the unthinkable….. I have known far too many people who have seen no other way out, and it is just devastating.
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Thank you so much Ann.
Thankfully, this poem comes from
my imagination and not reality.
But it is based on the real world.
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I’ve been reading your poetry for quite some time now, and all I can say is that your instincts are always spot on. And you have a way of making very profound points with just a few well-chosen words. I wish I could do that, but meanwhile, I enjoy reading yours!
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Such awesome and very inspiring words Ann.
I do so appreciate all your comments. Thank you.
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Very sad, and touching
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Thank you very much.
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another great poem, blessings
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Many Thanks. Appreciated.
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This brought tears to my eyes. You capture psychological pain so eloquently.
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Thank you for your wonderful comments Anna.
I’m sorry I made you cry. 😞
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Eloquent yet devastatingly sad, beautifully written.x
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Thank you very much. 😊
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❤️👏🏻
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Many Thanks Rita. 😊
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😊
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Thank you. ☺️
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