Stagnant

poem by: Royce B
Written on Jan 16, 2019

Rivers flow ever forward
Through paths etched in stone, reaching towards
Something.

Water from the dam gushes forth
Yet though I swim for all I'm worth
I'm going nowhere.

The water sloshes white 
I struggle with all my might
But I won't move.

I alone float above the abyss
Gazing helplessly at everything I will miss
For the water around me is stagnant.

Everyone else has been carried away
But here I shall remain
Floating, sinking, drowning.

Tags: Pain, Depressing, Metaphor, Sad, Imagery,

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Jeffrey A Philbrick commented on Jan 20, 2019 at 11:26am

I like the first two stanzas good imagery throughout though!

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