I thought the path would lead to a more familiar purpose
Wandering in silence; alone
I used to enjoy the soundtrack of the birds,
The freshness of the sun,
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D.N. Rebb24 December 2022Gosh, thank you. I am very happy and surrounded by a loving family. Your caring words touch me. This dark poem is definitely not about me. Poorly chose a wrong time to post it. Merry Christmas to you, Leeann. I'll try to write a more cheerful poem next.e
tHANKS bRI, yOUR pOSITIVE cOMMENTS aRE.... rEFRESHINGLY tONIC (wITHOUT tHE gIN)
REMEMBER: Authors are NOT necessarily speaking of themselves OR of any particular person, alive OR dead! ! ! Poems often are FICTIONAL, like I AM. Ha ha. bri
(cont,) I was shocked at how 'GOOD', VERY GOOD', A POEM IT WAS/IS. I suspect the poet was not speaking of her/his self in one or both of the poems.
After reading a 'Notification' of a comment by Jayne Louise Davies, referring to D.N. Rebb's poem Dilettante, which poem begins with 'i WRITE REALLY BAD POETRY', I read THIS POEM, Depression, (cont,)
as far as I'm concerned 5 Stars and much more. I enjoyed it tremendously. Thank you for sharing
A long poem, but very entertaining. although it is about a depression, I just lose track of time because the poem is so captivating. Contains a lot of irony in itself, but that just adorns the whole poem,
Gosh, thank you. I am very happy and surrounded by a loving family. Your caring words touch me. This dark poem is definitely not about me. Poorly chose a wrong time to post it. Merry Christmas to you, Leeann. I'll try to write a more cheerful poem next.e
A long poem, but very entertaining. I just lose track of time because the poem is so captivating. Contains a lot of irony in itself, but that just adorns the whole poem, as far as I'm concerned 5 Stars and much more. I enjoyed it tremendously. Thank you for sharing
This hit me hard. The loneliness, the search for meaning, the self-judgment—it's all so painfully relatable. Thank you for putting these feelings into words; it's like you've spoken what I couldn't say.
I believe most poets do their best when they're slightly depressed. It just makes it a better poem. 'Thank you for enjoying my poem' seems weird for this particular one; but thank you.