Emotions

[Mreds]

O tragedies,
How you haunt me everyday,
Come back as a sweet memory,
Then watch me decay,

Worse times of my life,
Thought to be best,
Misery my wife,
I'll love her to death,

Vacations in hell,
Dreams of utopia,
My head a prison cell,
This worlds a lonely one,

Emotions are my friends,
Off them I thrive,
Until the end,
They'll act as my sunrise,

Living for no tomorrow,
Dying for a future,
Filled with the innermost sorrow,
My nightmares made fewer,
Yet more vivid from the past,
What is happiness?
But self joy not meant to last,

Shall I continue to sit in this depression?
Let it weigh me down?
I think instead i'll learn my lesson,
On knowledge i'll put a crown,

Let your emotions invoke inspiration,
Not become pent up anger and hatred,
If you learn,
You will not fall victim again,
So do not dwell with concern,
Let emotions become your teacher and friend

[Keith]

O tragedies,
How you haunt me everyday,
Come back as a sweet memory,
Then watch me decay,

Worse times of my life,
Thought to be best,
Misery my wife,
I'll love her to death,

Vacations in hell,
Dreams of utopia,
My head a prison cell,
This worlds a lonely one,

Emotions are my friends,
Off them I thrive,
Until the end,
They'll act as my sunrise,

Living for no tomorrow,
Dying for a future,
Filled with the innermost sorrow,
My nightmares made fewer,
Yet more vivid from the past,
What is happiness?
But self joy not meant to last,

Shall I continue to sit in this depression?
Let it weigh me down?
I think instead i'll learn my lesson,
On knowledge i'll put a crown,

Let your emotions invoke inspiration,
Not become pent up anger and hatred,
If you learn,
You will not fall victim again,
So do not dwell with concern,
Let emotions become your teacher and friend

I missed this one somehow, however caught it now and glad I did, feels quite heavy and sad but left with a sense of hope. Your words pack a punch and hit some hard topics could they be softened by inference and imagery ? Thanks for sharing TOMH

[TwistedAngel]

i love this specially the last last stanza that gives it a upbeat close..maybe cos i agree with it an that anger an hate can be useful tools..there the emotions that get you off the floor an back on your feet

for me the secong stanza that mentioned you wife didnt seem to fit with the rest..cant exactly put me finger on why but it reads a very personal to you where as the rest of the poem isn't ?

[Mreds]

First of all. Thank you to everyone for the feedback. Angel, yea you are pretty spot on. When I started to write this, it was personal to me. It kind of all was. I don't want to get too personal so maybe this information will help. I'm a recovering addict.
TOMH - Yes they could have been softened, I didn't really take the time I should have with this poem. I just made it straight to the point on how I was feeling.
Thanks again everyone for taking your time to read this!