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What is the difference between a lake and a river?
A lake wouldn't allow to bring him into the horizon,
A river wouldn't allow the trees to inhale his soul~
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When I walked into my friend's room of darkness,
It felt like a world where only I existed,
The first time I found him overdosed on the floor~
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Even when it killed me inside,
Like it was doing to you,
I still stayed courageous for you~
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I am someone without him,
Someone unconscious of the chaos,
Someone who didn't exist in his world of perspective~
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Unsettled truths concealed from my knowledge,
Was soon to surprise me with an unknown revelation,
The first time I found him overdosed on the floor~
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What is the difference between a lake and a river?
I whittle my friend's used syringe,
Into an instrument only I can play~
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Authors Notes:
Thank you for reading my poem!! š
About the Creator
Kodah
- Storyteller, Love/Romance, Poetry, Dark, Mental health, Psychological, Surreal, Nature, Mythical
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Comments (7)
Melancholy and superbly expressed!!!šā¤ļøā¤ļø
The last line is interesting, poignant yet beautiful poem, Kodah.
Bless, Im so sorry. Great tribute poem! š
Whoaaaa, this was like super dark. I jppe it didn't really happen š„ŗ
Oh gosh. This is dark but so good.
Wow, so deep but powerful in such a positive alt. Great poem!
A disturbing and powerful poem: is the carved syringe a synecdoche representing the poem made out of this calamity?