Read the entire thing before assuming anything. While I lay awake, The night is standing still, The echoes all around me, That no sound can fill. The dark and the void, Only shadows live, The song of our spirits, Is all that God will give. When you close your eyes, Life seems so fair, When you open them, Life is a scare. All these shadows near me, Stay away you creep! All those shades and laughing, As you start to weep. As you start to cry, The devil earns his pay, But never forget, The angels own the day. Never give up trying, God is on your side, He will never abandon you, As long as you abide. The sins of our Fathers, Have deemed us unholy, Although our Father and his son, Made our spirits, holy. Never be afraid, The answers always clear, The devils will not win, As long as God is near. I wrote this when I was recuperating from my accident. I haven't really shown anyone it because I do not normally write poetry. I don't even know what style it is in.. I always told myself that no matter what situation you are in, no matter what your beliefs are, no matter who you believe in, whether you are religious or atheist.. You will always believe in something.. Even if it is yourself. That belief is what keeps the human soul active. I do not push my beliefs on anyone.. But for those who do believe in any higher power, I encourage you to strengthen your faith. For those of you who do not believe, I encourage you to stay strong, and learn to smile. Everyone has their Up's and Down's and everyone finds different ways to deal with them. Some people will come on the Internet and pretend to act all tough and try to impose their views on other people. The way I see it.. If you want to help someone.. You do not argue with them..you listen. All you have to do is listen. This thread is not about religion, or anything of the sort.. It is just how I felt about my given situation, and I am showing how I coped with life at the time. Please do not argue about whether God is real or not, or even if religion is a sham. That isn't what this is about.. It is about getting through your struggles by finding your OWN strength. Mine just happened to be religion. I do have a question though... How do YOU cope with rough situations? Keep it appropriate, and keep the arguments to a stand-still. Try to accept each others views. I challenge you all. Thanks for reading.. Or.. Thanks for scrolling.. Stay Frosty, -CJS
That was an AWESOME poem, Logan The way I cope with rough situations is by running in the woods. Whenever times are tough, I'll throw on my running shoes and go run in peace and quiet.
Laughter, enjoying the little things and seeing the good in people. knowing when to see the bad. Seeing things and people as real as I possibly can, love now, and well... random dancing too.
Only way I can handle a rough situation is by punching the wall or smashing something not even joking
Very beautiful poem I went from coping with rough situations violently, to just breathing deeply and listening to music. Needless to say, it helps more.
I smile. Nothing can take that from me. I smile and learn to laugh regardless of whatever pain or inner turmoil I may be facing..when that's not enough I either paint/write or walk at night with my headphones on staring at the skies. Corny but idc.
Music, doesnt matter what genre just as long as im enjoying it. Singing along in my head (im pretty good in my head.. i suck out loud) It just helps take my mind away. I love all music in general. Sleeping with sirens, they're my favorite musical artist. They're more of a pop/punk/emo/rock band kinda. Ive always looked down on those who hate music just because of what some think. Its not about the genre its about the message from the music. They're my go to in rough times ^.^
How do I cope? I'm yet to find a way to cope, I've tried many things, but I just get stressed out and depressed, when I was younger I use to write little stories, maybe 20,000 word books to take my mind off things, some even won me awards, that is how I use to cope, but now as I've grown up, it no longer has the same effect, and nothing now seems to help me cope, not yet any way.