Bewildered and haunted through flashes of memories that relive themselves
I sit and ponder and look into the sky
there is no pain greater than been lost in SELF
battling with a STRONG shadow called SADNESS
she stalks and haunts and bring you moments of agony
she comes along with her lover ANGUISH
and they taunt you,
galvanising and pinpointing your mind to the PAST you left behind
OH SADNESS! ! ! ! ! ! !
have you not rendered men a roaming wretch for years?
are you not content with the tears you have drank from your millions of subscribers?
are you not pained because of happiness and her many gifts?
when will you leave the vulnerable ones and stop feeding on their weaknesses?
for how long will you continue to taunt MEN with their horrible past and perceived failure?
You are hopeless and weak and so you feed on people's misery alongside with your heartrending lover called ANGUISH
Leave us alone,
for we do not want to commune with you
you are meant to die alone,
but you have garnered so many souls as your followers
reminding them of their most terrible past
conjuring pieces of AGONY
and feeding them with misery's venom
you are a witch SADNESS
and you dwell in the dark
you mesmerise us with beautiful tragedies and allure us into your deep seeking kingdom
ARISE
run away from sadness
before she infects you with her incurable disease
SADNESS has no home
and so she roams
Ovi Odiete© 2016
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
When the failures of the past and the resulting sadness come to take hold on us, we are plunged into the nadir of despair... So many are unable to find a way out....! However hard we try to disentangle from its hold, misery is like an octopus with tentacles strangulating from all sides..... A very powerful and poignant write Ovi! A sure 10