Anchor

We all feel a little down sometimes and feel like we can't deal with anything anymore, but we can.

like an anchor

i sink to the bottom

dark and deep

unable to see

i seek something

to hold my ground

nothing but emptiness

surrounds me

at the bottom of the sea

fish swim by

just a short glimpse

until they are gone

where did it all go wrong

trying to bring myself up

but like an anchor

it is tough

an angler fish

swims by me

for a second i can see

the horrors of being drug down to the bottom

leaves me mortified

and leaves me hopeless

stuck in this deep abyss

dark 

not blue

black as can be

i see other anchors

reaching out towards me

our chains intertwine 

still blind

one gets pulled up

so do i

together we can get out of this

deep dark abyss

breaking our chains

to be so much more

the future has so much in store

the water starts to warm up

the sun shining bright

up to the top

finally free

away from the cold blinding dark

to a new start

trying to hold myself up

so i no longer sink

-hannahmarie <3 2/9/14

Reviews

[SinnerInspired]

emptiness, sinking, anchors. These are all familiar terms, familiar circumstances that I have gone through. but I like how you deal with it by writing. I hope writing can save you from being empty, best of luck

[ARuth]

you've created an amazing poem. keep up the great write! :)

[David Burke]

it's message is deep (no pun intended) and the words tell the story well

[koty bell]

This was truly beautiful and amazing.. Great work Hannah!

[chicandsleek77]

I can relate to this completely. i love how you told a story of recovery. super amazing.

[Robbie~xoxo~]

You always grab my heart with such entangled emotions, Hannahmarie...
I understand your need to stay afloat... (and you convey it to your readers well)...

You express a tumultuous wave of pain... but in the end I see your optimism surfacing....
for me, it is a life-line thrown to the depths of your despair.

Well penned, sweet girl!~xoxo~:)

[Coyote Poetry]

I know the feeling of this poem. Falling down and not able to rise up. I did like the positive ending. Old wise saying. "Come a place where we can fall no more. We have no place to go but to rise again." Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Laura Harrison]

Real, emotional piece. I love the inspiring ending :)

[A. Amos]

One of my fav you wrote with so much feeling and passions, your words felt alive good job my friend