Open Poetry #44 |
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If Only They Knew |
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SlowlyFallAway Member
since 2008-08-29
Posts 279North Carolina |
My hands tied behind my back Chains of time bind my feet To a concrete block In the middle of a musty room My soul cries out Echoing in the silence Bouncing off the walls Slamming me to the ground ... And I think to myself ... If only they knew Im released when I awake Resurrected from this slumber I stumble about the room A door appears on the wall adjacent To this concrete block And I'm no longer chained I walk outside and cry Because I know that I only have Until my body decides to rest again ... And I think to myself ... If only they knew The sun shines so bright I see the beautiful faces But someone tell me Why they're not smiling Guilt clouds their eyes as they scatter In a million directions, they're lost Have they never seen that lonely room Never experienced the pain Of being alone So oblivious to the torture That I'm put through Everytime I shut my eyes My bodys getting weaker I feel the drowsiness overtaking me I force my eyes open And I will my legs to keep moving forward Maybe I can walk so far away That sin won't find me I pass these beautiful people But they don't see me I'm screaming at them Screaming for help ... And I think to myself ... If only they knew I slip back into hell With the stinging knowledge That they won't miss me I shudder against the wind, so cold Falling to my knees Begging to wake up This torture is unlike no other And I picture those people Going about their lives Have they no idea That the path they walk Will take them straight to me I imagine God And what He would think Of this mess He meant for good ... I can almost hear him thinking ... If only they knew January 9th 2009 Emily Shives |
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Alison![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I keep stopping at your poetry and I am never sorry that I have read it. A |
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