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Sadness Runs Through You

A Poem

By Rebecca LemkePublished 5 years ago 2 min read
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This poem was also for my Intro to Creative Writing class, and was actually based on a dream I had when I was around 18 years old and was probably the most depressed I've been in my entire life.

Sadness Runs Through You

It’s a steady progression,

this dark sickness that sticks like a glob of

black tar. It trickles down your

throat and makes it home in

your stomach. It isn’t until

days or even years later when

you can feel yourself start to upchuck

the sludge. The sickness finally coating your throat

and makes your teeth pitch black.

You pull your head back up,

only to see that this dark sickness hasn’t just

affected the pits of your stomach, it’s when

you see the hollow darkness in your eyes,

where it looks like your pupils are blown so wide

you seem lost, like a deer in the headlights.

The sickness has paled your skin, leaving it

an ashy white. Cracks like you see on well-worn

pavement litter the edges of your face, the tar

seeping out from the pores like an ungodly puss.

Your lips are painted like the night, but not the kind

of night with dazzling stars and a comforting moon,

it’s the kind of night with no stars, no moon.

Like a shadow with no being to call it’s other half.

You try wiping the sickness from the corners of your

mouth, itjust smears

more on your cheek.

You try to look away, and your eyes are

focused on the bright light above you.

However,

the light only makes you feel dizzy

and airy, and you reel back and spew more

of this dark sickness.

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About the Creator

Rebecca Lemke

Hello! I am a 25-year-old college student who majors in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing. Creating poems and stories have always been a passion of mine and I really hope sharing them with you all will help improve and shape me!

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