The dark descends into hearts
Slowly like a pillow over the face
Breathing grows shallow
Life becomes distant
Once inside it crawls
Meddling about you.
Hooks dig into veins
Hearts beat painfully slow
Eyes see shades of red.
Time tortures you
Minutes take days to pass.
Disappointment rides you
High in the saddle it sits.
Happiness mocks your being
Misery calls leaving messages
Drama lashes with thoughts
Nobodies leave home to see you
The world does not plunge
Darkness strangles steadily
Coloring Outside the Lines 
Awesome! 👏
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Thank you very much! I appreciate the kind words. 😀
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My pleasure! 😀
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Powerful poem. As if everything is going wrong, that could go wrong, no hope; and darkness surrounds and engulfs. Well written Mark.
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Thank you darling. I was going for the engulfing feel. Despair. 🙂
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Lovely.
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Thank you for the kind words! ☺
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Lovely post.
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Thank you very much! 😀
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Beautifully written, thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thank you for the kind words! I had an image and this time it held together well. The mind tends to edit things on the way. 😉
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I have actually been here several times but last year was first time the shark was mentioned.
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