THE HABIT THAT KILLS

 

I look deep into myself,

I see the past,

I see the things ive said to you,

And yet,

I haven’t tried to change them,

It is a constant reminder of the hate I hold for myself,

The hate that eat away at me,

My bad habits slowly killing me like a deadly poison,

Killing me slowly,

but surly,

I begin to lose what I had,

Friends,

family,

 faith,

I begin to question my life,

my purpose,

But still move forward,

Still fighting to stop,

To stop the bad and bring about the good,

The baggage that I carry keeps me down,

More like the weight of the world on your shoulder,

To do and say what you don’t mean destroying yourself,

I think as humans we think the problem lies within others,

But really lies within ourselves and must look at our mistake,

No matter how bad it hurt because within in our mistake comes truth and light

 

 

 

Author's Note

reviews would be nice

Reviews

[Ms Jessica Renee]

This whole poem is word for word what I feel in some aspects of my life. Such an emotion is felt as I read and take in the words. It is beautiful yet sad, it is the truth but some might not want to see it. You put light to the inner demon within. Kudos to you darlin' for being brave to do so and sharing it with us all.

[SamBug]

Pure and simple beauty!

[C.T. Bailey]

A brilliant piece of introspect and truth. Realizing personal problems can be tough medicine. Another fine piece that looks me squarely in the face. It is a reflection of me.

Well done friend,
Todd

[Nely Amorim]

yes it is a truth we can't escape, we can always lay the blame on anothers shoulders but we are ultimately responsible for our own mistakes and must strive to correct them. thanks for sharing, this was worth the read:)

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You have done a fine job of expressing what can be ones private hell. And for that person, you have kindly taken the first step by recognizing that our ills come from within......so too does so very much that is good.

[fireofunrest]

I think this piece depicts what we all struggle with... the deeds of the flesh. good job!