Unpleasant companion
heavy hands on my back
crashes me down
crushing my soul

Happiness knocks
don’t answer
is your advice
keep quiet

Carrying the past
dumping it on my path
always
suffocating my dreams

your grey veil
winds up my stillness
swirling me up
catching me

as the years go by
my body ages
your strength increases
holding me tight

W3 – Dennis’ prompt: Giving the Abstract a Voice

For this prompt, write a poem that gives an abstract idea a personality, a voice, and a life of its own.

Choose something we cannot physically touch: Destiny, Time, Hope, Justice, Fear, Memory, Regret, Silence, Truth or any other abstract concept that interests you.