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Drowning In Self

Sinking in a sea of Me I gurgle, choke and bubble down I go into my depths into a world of trouble Immersed in self, I cannot breathe I'm suffocated so I writhe and turn uncomfortably with nowhere else to go The stifling space inside my brain gets smaller all the while until I find a rope to grasp within another's smile Once heaved and pulled up, out again I finally I catch my breath saved from Myself, a fate I fear was something worse than death!

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Old Buck

Date: 6/12/2019 1:33:00 PM

Rhona: Until I find a rope to grasp within another's smile. Powerful presentation. Brought tears to an old man's face. Thank you for "saving me today" with your words. Keep them coming. oldbuck

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 6/13/2019 1:29:00 PM

Aaawww, thank you for the lovely comment- you made my day! ;)

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 4/12/2019 3:34:00 PM

Congrats on being in the top 100 new poems!

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 4/12/2019 11:25:00 PM

Thank you so much!! ;)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/30/2019 8:28:00 PM

this is awesome. I don't know if I Have quite felt this way about myself personally, but in some situations when we feel we are going a bit crazy, I think many of us can relate to it then! Love the flow of it.

Rhona Mcferran
Date: 3/30/2019 11:09:00 PM

Thanks, my friend! Mine isn't always quite *this* dramatic... but I do like to go in for full-effect! ;D