The Kiss of Despair

 The Kiss of Despair 

In hallowed halls of learning's might,

A darkness lurks, a soulless blight,

A PhD advisor, cold and grey,

Preys on students, night and day.

Like Dementors, they suck the air,

Leaving hope and joy beyond repair,

With every word, a poisonous sting,

Draining sanity, and heart's wing.

Their kiss, a soul-sucking, cruel grasp,

Feeds on fear, and helpless gasp,

"Your work's worthless," they hiss and spit,

"Your future, bleak, your dreams, quit."

Memories of passion, lost and cold,

Erased by criticism, young and old,

The advisor's grasp, a suffocating hold,

A slow drain, leaving hearts grown old.

Blackmail and manipulation, tools of their trade,

Exploiting trust, in a cruel charade,

No respite, no quarter given,

A constant dread, a soul forgiven.

Though bound by nation, culture, and land,

This advisor's grasp, knows no command,

No empathy, no compassion to share,

Only darkness, despair to spare.

Like Azkaban's guards, they patrol and haunt,

students' minds, kill the dreams forever with taunt,

Their presence, a perpetual fear,

A shadow cast, year after year.

But still, we rise, we resist and fight,

Against the darkness, shining light,

For knowledge, for growth, for hearts unbroken,

We brave the Dementor's soulless spoken.

- Written by Anahut and Edited using Meta AI

- Oct. 1 2024, 7:55pm

Glossary

1. Azkaban: A fictional prison in the Harry Potter series, known for its harsh conditions and Dementor guards. Dementors, creatures that feed on happiness and can cause despair and depression, patrol the prison.

2. Hallowed: Considered sacred or holy.

3. Manipulation: The act of influencing or controlling someone's behavior or beliefs.

4. Perpetual: Continuing forever or indefinitely.

5. Respite: A short period of rest or relief from something unpleasant.

6. Suffocating: Causing difficulty in breathing.

7. Dementors: These creatures are often associated with the feeling of hopelessness and despair. In the context of the poem, the advisor's actions are likened to the Dementors' ability to drain joy and leave one feeling empty.

8. Blight: Something that causes harm or destruction.

9. Charade: A false show or pretense.

10. Hiss: A sharp, sibilant sound.

11. Lurks: Hides or waits in a concealed place.

12. Might: Power or strength.

13. Preys: Attacks or victimizes.

14. Respite: A short period of rest or relief.

15. Soulless: Lacking compassion or humanity.