A rock and a harder place
I’m flush between a rock and a harder place
fists thrust against the wall
the defeat rests on my shoulders
the panic drips right off my face
I thought I’d have someone to count on but it’s always been the same
It never changes for the better it gets worse and I just feel shame.
Should I stay and play the game keep moving forward one direction Broken, tamed a blank expression on my face or die alone abandon all hope and return to darker days
I’m stuck in the middle crushed beneath the stress and shame
all because I chose to play this cruel game here I am caught between a rock and a harder place. Half a man not even and in disgrace and I still don’t know which is the rock and which one’s the harder place
About this poem
About the struggle between love and sanity
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Written on December 21, 2022
Submitted by chriss.53209 on January 05, 2023
Modified on April 07, 2023
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Words | 146 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 9 |
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