About the Poem
This poem was written one day when I felt as if I was all alone in the world, and all the choices I'd made in the past had now surrounded me with this impermeable shell that I just couldn't break. It seemed, the louder I screamed the more distant I got. I wrote the poem as if to tell others "Don't end up like me! Save yourself while you can!"
Captive |
| by Brier |
| Sitting alone in a quiet corner, Looking out at the people in the room. To have just one of them notice me, Would break down this solitary tomb. Such a tomb have I created, So sturdy, so tall, so secure, so strong. I used to think this was where I belonged, But I get the feeling I may have been wrong. Why have I chosen to live like this? The answer, my dear, evades even me. Perhaps because I think it is safe, Or perhaps it's because they won't let me be. Have you ever built a wall around you? Encased yourself in an impenetrable shell? Sometimes it may feel like it is right, When actually you're trapped in a prison cell. But now you're a captive, just like me, You're stuck inside of it, can't you see?? No matter how you plead, no one listens, Can't you hear me? I'm screaming, "Please! Help me!" |
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Angelo
I too am a captive. Only I can't brake free of the pain i feel.
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