In this journey we call life, there are times when we are isolated because of circumstance. Be it self-imposed or otherwise. This poem describes enjoying the beauty around us but not being able to feel it within us.

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And Yet I Die
by Marilyn
I see the stars sparkling so bright,
Within the moon kissed sky.
I hear the lark so sweetly sing,
Amidst the morning dawn.
I smell the flower full in bloom,
And see their royal pomp.

And yet some place so deep within,
I'm shrouded and I'm closed.
The brilliance there I can't see,
In mists of misery.
Enshrined inside, unable thus,
To touch the warmth without.

I gaze upon this passion spent,

And yet . . . Inside I die.
© 2000 Marilyn Please respect the rights of the author and Passions in Poetry. If you would like to use this poem on your own web page, please contact the Author. Thank you.
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58 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
  • JJ
    I really liked this poem. Good!
  • jessica
    this poem is my favourite as it say alot of things that are going wrong in my life
  • Helen
    I feel the same. My husband passed away a year and a half ago. Life has lost it's meaning for me we were married for 48 years. I know I should be grateful to be alive and enjoy the beauty around me but it has lost it's meaning.
  • sarah
    this poem touched me an i love it good job who ever did this
  • tabetha
    that made me remeber my grandma she died feb 25 o6 2:20 on a saturday morning
  • mona
    ITS AMAZING FOR ONE SUFFERING WITH THIS PROBLEM THESE DAYS
  • carla
    This poem totaly touched my heart. Sad and lovely i feel like a spider dieing inside. please write more so i can cry from my tears ducts.
  • Jessika
    i loved your poem and i think that it relates to a tme in everybodys life when they feel lie they have no friends and they feel like nobody likes them. I went through this time when i was about 10 and i would ask people to be my friend and they would say no but i would ask and ask and pretty soon they would just start to hate me so I feel your pain.
  • scott
    i liekd this poem i am looking at this site for my english class
  • Yeheira
    I love this poem. You should write more poems!
  • andrea
    i know how you feel
  • Chanel
    this poem is very touching. It actually meant something to me!
  • Rae
    I think it's pretty good. I fell kind of the same way. Keep writing like this ;)
  • danella
    this poem is really good. Please make poems like this thanks.
  • joanna
    it's good.
  • kuanani
    U are the best
  • Samantha
    this peom really spoke to me on account my first true love broke up with me two and half months ago and now i see him practically everyday all the time and so inside for me im dieing and i cant stop this feeling of pain and hurt and i just want it to go away and i feel that reading this helped a little bit with me moving on
  • kathy
    i enjoyed this poem expressed how beautiful something seems on the outside but cannot be truly fully enjoyed thoroughily because the real real love is lacking.
  • Pip
    wow. I feel the same way. Very well written. I feel your pain.
  • kassie
    WAS A RELLY TIGHT POEM KEEP IT UP. IT WAS REALLY GOOD SO KEEP IT UP
  • allie
    i understand
  • ANA
    HEY I LOVE UR POEM IS NICE AND SAD AT SAME TIME
  • don
    I hope you will hear the lark sing in the morning dawn soon A beautiful poem, thanks
  • don
    beautiful poem. hope you feel the sun the light the warmth somehow someday too!
  • Stephanie
    i loved this poem, the words sunk deep into my soul. it truly touched me. the writer should be proud.
  • Mercedes
    wow, your veiw is so pure. i feel you found the exact words to describe what many of us feel,but cant explain. thanks for being so deep and sharing your wonderful poem with the world, and me.
  • luana
    I truelly like this poem. it is deep and full of sorrow. Everybody has there own perspective of the meaning of this poem including me. I feel that the author is tryng to say that her life might seem wonderful on the outside and everything is full of life but it always isnt how it seems. Inside she feels destroyed and powerless. she feels dead and emotionless. This poem is very meaningful. I'm only 13 years old and really am touched. It has inspired me to write my own poem called "Within Fear"
  • Connie
    your poem was really really good i enjoyed it
  • Honey
    Your words left me speechless with only tears in my eyes, God Bless your Every Moment of Peace And Harmony
  • elisa
    this is a really good poem that i can relate to
  • Lady
    true beauty comes from within and is shown throught nature, but how can you see it if you can't contain it. this poem is great.
  • Crystal
    your poem was very touching!
  • john
    Beautiful! Thank You!
  • hmmm
    that poem was so beautiful .
  • Paulette
    I love how you could express your self get straight to the point of what the poem meant.
  • Mika
    What can I say. I'm speechless. I like the inside and the outside of this poem. I like to see it with my eyes and feel it with my toungue. "And yet. Inside I Die. " Thank you Marilyn!
  • Ameera
    I read your poem with my tear in my eyes, You really touch my heart. God bless you!
  • lindsay
    I liked this poem very much there is beauty to the world but that beauty is just not enough what we want is our lives to be beautiful but to get their you got to keep your head up and work for it but it hard when your ready to give up and all the people around you just seem crul
  • Ameera
    You really touch my heart, your words was so beautiful ans touch. God Bless You!
  • Cristine
    I really appreciate ur poem i can relate it 4 my self dat the most important things to do in ur life thatu have do something b4 its too late or should i say do the noble things.
  • kathy
    If only I could have put it like that in my own words!Ive felt like that for so long. But you know. you do see the good things,or you wouldnt have been able to write about them. Please keep up your writing. I think your really talented. Want to see more.
  • Tabbethie
    Marilyn, your peom was so touching, and at the same time it is so sweet. i just want to thank you for that poem.
  • Vanessa
    I loved ur poem, i suffer from depression so i get kinda how ya feel! but hopefully soon i will get 2 feeling better cuz i'm on medicine and i got help b4 it was 2 late!and i hope u can b strong, cuz poems r ur power, mine help me 2 cope!
  • Laura
    this poem is really good, i always feel this way. it's beatiful.
  • Jen
    I almost started crying while reading this. You can still feel the warm breeze and gaze at the roses with dew, but inside, your heart is slowly dying. This poem was so touching, and I loved how you were able to express the way you felt. Always remember that there's someone out there who will never let you down, and is always smiling for you. God bless you.
  • Joy
    The poem touches me. It expresses what I am feeling at this moment.
  • SAIRA
    one of the most sweetest poems i've ever read. the meanings are so deep u got me almost drowning. :) keep up the good work cheers.
  • simon
    couldn't have put it more acurately. It sums up the beauty around quickly, then hides it away to be seen but not reached. Something i feel a lot these days.
  • ian
    i can relate to this poem in a way. life is peacefull and yet nothing lasts for ever. this poem makes you think and reflect. all good poems make you do this, so this is an exceptional poem. peace
  • missy
    Wow you've summed it up perfectly. Great job
  • Jasmi
    i can totally relate to your poem, i feel the same way. keep on writing, it was beautiful!
  • Annalisa
    I really love this poem!I feel like this almost every day of my life and it means so much to me.Good work!
  • Sadist
    I love the poem, as i totaly relate to it and feel exactly the same. Well done Marilyn. Keep writing. It expresses the real you.
  • Ellie
    trying to explain to people how you feel is difficult, it's sometimes easier to just pretend like there's nothing wrong...you summed up my feelings very well....have forwarded it to a couple of friends...to help them understand how lonely life can be...even when you're not alone.
  • Bobette
    This is a wonderful poem - it shows your soul. I know too well how it feels to be dead inside. Thanks for sharing this!
  • JC
    I loved this poem, it really reminds me of my own life. ~smile~
  • Nuno
    This poem is just ...wow... it's amazing. it's what i feel everyday of my life. its beautiful.
  • Linda
    It speaks volumes. Only those who feel this way may understand its true meaning. I understand! Excellent poem.
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