Scribbles and Strokes

I loved you in October. The trees were dry on their branches and so were we, in the little specks of humour scattered between us. People decked themselves up for Halloween and I did too, with wispy dreams of fireplaces, snow-clad villages and old books that smelt of comfort. Time sailed its paper planes in the air and I watched, watched as you soared and soared on them, higher and higher. I dreamt in November. It was a month of winter's tentative entry, unlike the proud march which it had discarded in defeat to warmth so many years ago. You were still high above, and I was too, but lost in fantasies, of wooden cabins in lonely forests and whispered conversations. The chill evaded my touch, just like you, both free spirits, destined for greatness. I closed my eyes and longed for both. The winter for its cold, and you for warmth. The irony of it all mocked me through my wardrobe of winter wear. I prayed in December, when the lights lit up the city and even the winter's white c...

(One of my first poems in the last four years - since I somewhat matured, that is, written in a moment of depression.) Did you ever lean out in the rippling breeze And let it caress your soul and heart? Did you shut your eyes as you felt it tease Your hair, and whisper as your fell apart?   Did you look out into the dark, alone, Listening to silence, willing the world away, Allowed the chill to seep right into your bone, Wanted to scream, but remained silent each day? Depression, like a trickle of tar Crept into your depths, gnawing you through, Self-loathing, like a jailer, didn't let you go far, You were always at the back, wondering what to do. How often have you wanted to shut the world out? Happiness seemed to hate you, you were loved by pain, Your confidence snuffed out by too much of doubt, Which fed on scornful laughter and looks of disdain. Have you ever stood with your feet on the edge, Felt like jumping to a sleep whence you'll never wake? The doors o...

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