Dancing with Darkness



Shall we dance to the music of your heart?
Listen now, quiet down, take a step, take a bow.
Before we go fix your face, find your grace, and go on.
Smile pretty so they can't see everything wrong with you and me.

They'll watch as we spin, as we twirl, as we jump, as we whirl around and around on the empty stage.
They’ll glower at your beauty, when you smile down and look around at all their faces.
But only I will know how empty and lost you truly are.

Shall we whisper to them, our secrets that we keep?
The painted on faces, the tear stained cheeks, the silent sobs you release backstage.

Come child, come with me now as the music quiets down, as it slows, as it goes, as it stops.
Let us resume our life as one, as we have always done, just you and me.

Shall we?

About this poem

This poem reflects how I remember feeling in my younger years dealing with depression. Feeling like I had to hide how I was feeling, and feeling like Depression was a whole entity attached to me.

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Written on June 03, 2022

Submitted by carissaconstantini1 on June 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA BXX XB XA
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 778
Words 169
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 2, 2

Carissa Constantini

I am from a small town in upstate NY, very far from any major city. I am still finding my feet in this world, and look forward to all the future experiences I have yet to have. I have a collie named Luna who lays at my feet evertime I write. more…

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  • matthewm.41686
    Hello! This is Matthew M., writing to wish you a merry Christmas and happy New Year. I realize this isn't the ideal way to contact you, but I couldn't find you elsewhere. I found your Christmas letter from 2014 in a bin of old papers, and it was very touching!

    You're incredibly heartfelt--even when those feelings hurt, as your poetry shows. I have a lot of respect for that, and I wish that I showed more appreciation for it when we were younger. Let me know if you'd like to get in touch!
     
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • pranavdj9
    I can relate with this poem. Nobody will ever know your complete story and they will forever live in darkness and one must learn to accept that
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • ChrisGleNN
    I like it.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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