Ink Veins

by Persephone Autumn

Genres: Literary Fiction; poetry; literary fiction; contemporary poetry; sad love poetry

Synopsis

Persephone Autumn's debut collection, Ink Veins, explores topics of depression, love, and self-discovery with a raw, unfiltered voice.

Release date: June 23, 2020

Publisher: Between Words Publishing LLC

Print pages: 186

Sample

 

 

Sorrow

 

 

 

Not Her

 

I cannot be her

Not my eyes

Not my hair

Not my face

Not my body

 

I cannot be her

Not my humor

Not my intelligence 

Not my tears

Not my pain

 

I cannot be her

Not my laughter

Not my happiness

Not my pleasure

Not my kindness

 

I cannot be her

I am not her

I will never be her

Nor do I want to be

 

I cannot be her

I am simply me

Broken

Small

Shy

Meek

 

Love me for me

For I can only be me

 

 

 

Live or Dream

 

At times, the world is shrouded in darkness

At times, there is no light

So many times, there is hopelessness

Every day feels like it is night

A smile plastered across your cheeks

A nod to signal you are fine

Disguising how you truly feel

Your brain screaming inside

The weight of the world

So heavy in your chest

The burdens you keep within

You save from the rest

A battle of one waging war

Your mind fracturing at the seams

The most challenging decision to make

Do I live or settle in dreams

 

 

 

Detachment

 

Disconnected

Feeling detached from life

Alternative

First place in strife

Backup

Illusion is the foreground

Appointed

Animated in the background

Withdrawal

Hibernating amongst the cold

Epilogue

The path till gray and old