I said to my soul
Be still
And wait without hope
For hope would be hope for the wrong thing
I took you to the nearby lake~
"Go on!"
You didn't move.
Look~
Another me in the lake
A depiction of another me facing my own battles
It keeps staring at me
It looks sad...
It looks destroyed...
I am not cruel, only truthful
I would never hurt myself
Like how they hurt... us~
Another me in the lake
Another being that looks like me
I'm Alone now, not with the light that lives inside my friend anymore
My accompany
No wonder I do not please people
I am a mirror
I have far too many things to act upon in society~
I wept as my friend's blood pooled around me.
About the Creator
Kodah
- Storyteller, Love/Romance, Poetry, Dark, Mental health, Psychological, Surreal, Nature, Mythical
~𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓫𝓮 𝓪 𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓵𝓮 𝓭𝓮𝓮𝓹~
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
Eye opening
Niche topic & fresh perspectives
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
The problem with being a nice person
Who would have thought that being a nice person could be problematic. The majority of people would tell you that’s what they want to be or at least want those around them to be, but as it turns out, what we want and what we say we want are worlds apart. I won't stress or ramble on about how I would like things to be, but I’ll just analyze why this is, I am not sure either if a solution is even possible.
By real Jema2 days ago in Confessions
Comments (11)
Wait without hope - I like that bit a lot.
Brilliantly written!!! Impressive and loved it!!!
Fantastic work! Your poems are always so meaningful.
So talented. Your poems always make me think.
Oooo, that last line! That was my favouriteeee! Your poem was so poignant and emotional!
Powerful poem Kodah. Love your work, well done!
Love the way you conveyed symbol and meaning! Beautiful work Kodah! ❤️
I love the idea of the lake as a mirror and the liminal point. This is beautifully written.
Sad, poignant, beautiful storytelling!
Your poem is nice, and I really like the image you selected, it's captivating, I just love it
An enigmatic and subtly disturbing set of images is conjured by this poem. Nicely done!