Showing posts with label depth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label depth. Show all posts

Thursday, 24 June 2021

Flat Line

She was this close to rock bottom when she realised how much she misses writing. It took her several dilly-dally years, two close death calls, different phases of depression, losing most of her friends and a huge part of her humanity to realise how bad she misses it, how bad she needed to write. 

It's funny how important a pen and paper means to her, her lifeline. This flat feeble rope holds so much and carries a lot... It's time to unclog.

She was stuck for so long and tried everything to become unstuck but only succeeded in digging herself further down so she decided to just settle, get comfy and be at peace with being stuck. Sadly, the earth doesn't consume flesh half full. Little by little, pieces of her fell off and turned into dirt dragging her in some more. 


She got so stuffed with dirt that she was literally full of shit. Shitty happy times, flimsy fun moments, fake hearty laughs and poker-faced bravado. She became really good at being stuck till it was too late... well almost.


Hence this, her last lifeline. A pen and paper. A dead me writing a dying her, asking, begging, hoping and praying that she wakes up and lives a lot more. Please don't die, stay alive, live a day more to wake me up again. 





                                                                                  by: Atila

Monday, 18 January 2016

Unaffected by Awonaike Seyi.

Swayed left, swayed right
Push me to my doom
It awaits me with glad hearts
How dread dared to show face,
Infuriates me,
Challenging the strong holds of my mind,
Making doubt a nuisance to my soul.
But in all, rigid was all I was


Swayed left, swayed right
In these, the wind I felt
Thunderstorms all around
It swept me not
Tho to deny my garment's weakness,
I cannot,
Cos that's all it got
I remained shameful,
But naked in pride.


Wanting to feel me and be me, 
Doubting still the possibility
Questions almost asked..
Journeys almost venture..
But no! I've refused to park my bags
Comfort now is family
And still I'm standing


Swayed left, swayed right, 
In Ernest, I don't mind
For unfailingly
I stand rigid
For in silence it's cold I'll catch


                                                                             

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Unaffected by Awonaike Seyi.

Swayed left, swayed right Push me to my doom It awaits me with glad hearts How dread dared to show face, Infuriates me, Challenging th...