Amid the Void

By William Folds

Amid the Void is a collection of writing that presents the reader with the actual experiences of the Author. Chilling, stunning and raw, Amid the Void paints a picture of the dark world of addiction and the loss that follows. Painfully poetic the pieces in this book were written during episodes of withdrawal, rehabilitation and self-destruction.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Apr 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781098370268

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© 2021 William Folds

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ISBN: 978-1-09-837026-8

Table of Contents

Three-Thoughts on Why I Can’t Stay

Poem

Poem

Poem

The Scraps of Mediocrity

She Drains Me Still

Poem

Acid and Breadcrumbs

Poem

Poem

Poem

Ruby Sundays

Erect with Insomnia!

The Spiritually Castrated

The Aristocrat

The Dregs

Rot

Relapse

Nothing

The Road Home

The Temple Song

Realms of Loneliness

Poem

Poem

Poem

Poem

Ants

Solace

Poem

Poem

Poem

Fear

Patterns

Unrestrained Offerings

Poem

Poem

Poem

Poem

How was Reno?

Poem

Internal Dialogue

Poem

Poem

Anxiety

Anxiety Part II

Anxiety Part III

Courage Bereft

Poem

Poem

Corner of Humboldt and Colfax

Virgil

My Way Back Down

Repeated Mistake

Poem

Thoughts in the Waiting Room

Fought

Suspect

Failed

Ritual

Capacity

Three-Thoughts on Why I Can’t Stay

Silence is abundant when there is an absence of pride.

Misunderstood, out of reach, labels for a lost soul.

His heart was of a child’s trusting and untainted, but the apocalypse of love and its disclosure made the world seem obscure.

Scream a little louder than before.

Cut my soul with words and anger.

Accuse me and use me, I’m your whore.

Deep down I know you hate me, so I wonder, Why do you keep me around?

I’m dead but not underground.

Save me.

I’ve lost myself and fear I can’t find my way back.

I’d take your hand, but I know I’d let go.

You hold me and kiss my skin.

You feel good but it isn’t enough.

I wish I could explain my absence to you because I could really use a friend.

Call me the villain.

You’re right and I know it.

Alienation leaves me swaying in the breeze.

I’m about to blow away.

Words go unheard and intentions unnoticed.

Though, I believe you can hear me but you’re no different than the rest.

You pretend to love me, play the role, the mirror tells its tale.

Your scars are evident.

Poem

Here within the madness of indecision and confusion,

is a cold steel blade penetrating my flesh and exposing all that is weak?

It is guilt that paints the walls of sanity.

Wallow

Reviews for Amid the Void

[Jeanine Shumway · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's raw and honest. The way back from the brink is never a newly paved road and this collection of poems describes the pain, torment, emotion, darkness and finally, the way to the light. Brilliantly written.