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Steven Winters Poetry I am an Iraq War veteran who taught himself poetry to help cope with emotions. If you want to get yo

24/01/2021

I live in darkness
And I love it
I live in darkness
And I hate it
I live in darkness
And I adore it
I live in darkness
And I abhor it
I live in darkness

And I cannot escape.

01/01/2021

A work in progress poem. This is just the first bit of what will be a longer poem. I will try and describe my mind. A talk task lol.

A picture I took of me writing in the snow for no particular reason. This is the title of one of my poems. “My Own Black...
29/12/2020

A picture I took of me writing in the snow for no particular reason. This is the title of one of my poems. “My Own Black Mind” which you can find in full both spoken and plain text on my page. I liked the idea of the dichotomy of that phrase in freshly fallen snow. It is not the most professional of photographs but I just felt like doing this.

I haven’t posted in a week. I have been stuck in a pretty bad depressive episode. I wrote this last night to just expres...
20/12/2020

I haven’t posted in a week. I have been stuck in a pretty bad depressive episode. I wrote this last night to just express myself a bit.

13/12/2020

This is a poem I wrote to a photograph taken by the wonderful Olivia Haughey I hope I did justice to it. This is the longest poem I have ever written and I wrote it in a form I just learned and honestly still confuses me a bit: Iambic octameter (16 syllables per line divided into 2 feet of 8 syllables).

Also thank to everyone who is following this page, it is about to reach 1k and I couldn't be more grateful!

11/12/2020

A haiku about betrayal. I recently experienced a betrayal that caused me great pain. So I wrote this to get that emotion out. If you enjoyed it please follow I appreciate every follow so much. Thank you to all who follow! ❤️❤️❤️🙏



10/12/2020

A collaboration between the amazing .ambrea and myself
Note: this is Triolet. I took the “A” parts of the rhyme scheme and .ambrea took the “B” parts.



Follow Something I wrote last night during an episode of quite bad depression. My soon to be ex wife finally had moved ...
09/12/2020

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Something I wrote last night during an episode of quite bad depression. My soon to be ex wife finally had moved all her things out of the apartment so the finality of that hit me pretty hard.

This is how I feel when depression takes me. I hope anyone reading this who also struggles with depression is able to fi...
07/12/2020

This is how I feel when depression takes me. I hope anyone reading this who also struggles with depression is able to find the help they need. Never be afraid to reach out!

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07/12/2020

To all you wonderful people who have newly liked my page, check out all my posts. I am interested in knowing what others think of what I write. Comment, like, share or even criticism is welcome.I would really appreciate it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

05/12/2020

I wrote this poem to a photograph taken by my dear friend Olivia Haughey I took it and poured my emotions into it, my fears of death and loneliness, my longing for friendship and acceptance and my struggles with depression. Those emotions were given voice by the talented Kim Reiko It is ultimately a message of hope and happiness although it might not seem that way. You can take both positive and negative emotions from this piece. Thank you for all of those who listened. If you liked the work please considering following all 3 of us involved. Ok now for the full poem in text:
Long ago to us you were lost,
falling quietly in the frost
of a winter many years past.
All of our friends, I am the last

Is that you my beloved friend
lingering for me at the end
of my disheartening journey?
The cliché light at the end I see.

I can't see your beloved face,
I have long to go; a slow pace.
I have faced so many burdens,
I long to let go—be with friends.

Yes—yes, it is very much time
to rest my weary soul, sublime.

Your face becomes divinely clear
my beloved friend, no more tears.

I am here

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If you like please follow Full poem follows this. A bit about my struggles with depression. I am fully aware of it and ...
04/12/2020

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Full poem follows this. A bit about my struggles with depression. I am fully aware of it and what it does to me. I know what I need to do to be more healthy mentally but I fight a war within my own soul. Part of me wants that paradise of a happy life while another wants to remain in the barren world of depression. That is why I call this piece Paradoxise. Paradise and paradox. Ok now the full poem:
To my right I see a barren world.
Cold, rocky with pale green lichen
sticking to each forlorn rock.
It’s deceptive call tempting me.
The lashing white wind offers comfort
while it’s grey empty sky opens.

I want to be there.

To my left I see a stunning world.
A sublime forest and pacific lake.
Rich, vibrant greens and deep rich hues of blues.
Yet when I look, my soul recoils.
The warmth of it’s cerulean wind abhors
and the sweet melody burns my mind.

I don’t want to be there.

Why do I do this to myself?




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