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Down Deep
I can't swim and I don't float,
I'm weighed down by these burdens; I have no choice, I have no boat, I can't breathe under water. Failures' figures take on weight, Meld themselves into one; I build a raft and load the freight, but there's no room for me. My debts become the man I am, and I'm expendable; As long as money's worth a damn what's owed consumes my soul. I dwell in bottoms dark and deep, Like lead there is no up; Pleasures of wealth take long to seep down to where I reside. All hope is momentary fun, so please me now and fast; then swim back up and take a ton and then send down a friend. © 2014 Nicholas Emeigh |
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Notes: This poem was written on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. It's about depression and the feeling of hopelessness; debts outweighing the options.
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