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Weather.

April 4, 2018 by Emily Dill Leave a Comment

I feel like the rain is sad today
That maybe it misses you too
And puddles and flooding and rain boots
Are hopeless love letters to you

I think that the sun is angry today
That you go weeks without saying a word
And it’s trying so hard to burn your face
Because at least then it’ll know that it’s heard

I’m sure that the clouds are lonely today
And in that, they’re not alone
I’m gloomy as well, blue, depressed,
Waiting for you to throw me a bone

I’m tired of you controlling the weather, my mind
It’s just too much power for one man
So we all got together, decided we’re better
And will move on the best that we can

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Me.

March 14, 2017 by Emily Dill 3 Comments


It’s not time to be me yet
But when it is, you’ll know
I’ll play myself with such gusto
I’ll be me with quite a show

But the timing isn’t quite right
It’s not yet my cue
I don’t know my lines, I don’t feel the part
How do you know when you’re you?

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Him.

October 11, 2016 by Emily Dill Leave a Comment

Tree

And you saw me in my darkness, Lord
When I was full of shame
You encouraged me to come to you
To whisper just your name
To take off my vest of burden
And in the lake of freedom, swim
So when I’m asked what cured me
I’ll smile and just breathe, “Him”

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Fight.

May 1, 2016 by Emily Dill Leave a Comment

The air was so wet and heavy
I could hardly take a breath
And I flinched as I glanced at the horizon
And saw the colors of death

The sounds of the people around me
Slowly faded out of reach
Replaced by the noise of waves crashing
Of sea gulls at the beach

I was no longer looking at carnage
But you, laid out on the sand
And, now not holding a weapon,
I shyly extended a hand

You pulled me to you and smiled,
Waved your arms at the peaceful view,
Said, “You can never be here if you don’t win there,
So I think you know what you need to do.”

Just like that, I was back again
In the middle of a battle raging on
No more beach, no birds, no beautiful you
My paradise was gone

But my strength had been refreshed and renewed
I was ready to give a little bit more
Because in the middle of the fight, you came to show me
Just why I was fighting this war

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Past.

February 21, 2016 by Emily Dill 1 Comment

You show up out of nowhere
A bridge I thought I burned
You speak to me in poetry
A language I never learned
Your words are like a heartbeat
Irregular, maybe too fast
And your face is ancient memory
Best left in the past

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Writing Wednesday: “Attack”

January 20, 2016 by Emily Dill Leave a Comment

This is another piece that I posted on Prose.com a few weeks ago – it was an entry in a weekly contest, in which they wanted us to build upon the opener, “The land was barren, the sky was black”. While the entry didn’t win, it felt really good to write this as someone who has anxiety and can sometimes get overwhelmed. I also got great feedback from readers who also have anxiety, and one even told me that reading this helped her calm down. There is NO better feeling for a writer than hearing something like that. Let me know what you think!

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The land was barren
The sky was black
Once again my vulnerable mind
Had fallen under attack

Leading his powerful army
Over the hill with a shout
Came the commanding General
Crippling Doubt

He’s ready for the battle
And armed to the hilt
With Second-Guessing, Self-Hatred
Mistakes I’ve Made, and Guilt

A little behind the General
Is someone I’ve already met
And I have no defense against
The weapons of Colonel Regret

As each arrow strikes me
The what-ifs flood my mind
That boy I should have talked to
The times I should have been kind

My defenses are already down
So who next could it be
But the one who eats away at my soul
Captain Insecurity

She tells me I’ll never be good enough
And I cover my ears but still hear
About my flaws and weaknesses
My embarrassment and fear

Near the back of the group
Looking positively manic
The one who leaves me out of control
Of course it’s Sergeant Panic

I feel my stomach clenching
My pulse races, my palms burn
I could have maybe fought the others
But this one will have his turn

Bringing up the rear, the last soldier
Comes up slowly, almost at a crawl
Though he doesn’t look that dangerous
Private Memory’s the worst of them all

He seeps into my broken brain
Showing me what I’ll never have again
The faces are blurry, the voices fuzzy
A painful montage of “way back when”

So I wait it out, like I always do
And beg them to be on their way
I’ll live to fight the Army
Of Anxiety another day

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Stillness.

September 23, 2015 by Emily Dill Leave a Comment

That’s when you said to be still
That’s when my heart stopped beating
That’s when I knew
Something happened in you
And I could feel the warmth retreating.

There’s something you needed me to know, you sighed
There’s something to get off your chest
And there’s something inside
I’m certain just died
And will never awake from its rest.

This isn’t a good time, you say
This isn’t what you need right now
So this isn’t my heart
Ripping apart
Or my pulse taking a final bow.

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