Silent Suffering
Do mimes ever escape the box they've made?
The invisible wall built around me
closes in with every passing moment
I wait for it to collapse -- folding in
on me 'til it becomes skin I can shed.
I wait for someone's touch to set me free,
but how can they possibly get so near
with this invisible wall around me.
I try to hold on as paralyzing fear
closes in with every passing moment
my heart races, my breath catches. It's clear
I wait for it all to just collapse in --
torn between the idea I'll disappear
and the chance I might awaken within.
I scratch at skin that refuses to shed
waiting for the touch that will set me free
but hope dwindles with each passing moment
that the real me might awaken within.
Do mimes ever escape the box they've made?
nice...touch is hugely important...i like how you use the mimes box to put a barrier around you...even the skin becomes a barrier....the feeling is a sad desperation in this...
ReplyDeleteAllowing the self to bloom takes courage. Trust is paramount to our health. Creating boundaries to protect our souls was profoundly spoken through the image of a mime. Really well done, thank you.
ReplyDeleteWithin 30 seconds you from hopelessness to :
ReplyDelete"torn between the idea I'll disappear
and the chance I might awaken
within."
Don't suffer silently - the world already has enough martyrs! Cry out to be touched, to be held, to be loved and you will not be disappointed.
Loved this. Reading your poems is only half as good as hearing you read them, Perfect!
nice..i like that your theme is tearing down the walls as well.. so important and can be so difficult but i think it's possible if we go step by step
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