Thoughts and words
A breath of air is all I needTo pretend to be alive
It seems every word I say
Is just another nail
In my already buried coffin
I wish that I could say
Everything in my head
When people ask what's wrong
But all I do is stutter uncontrollably
Words I long to utter
Caught in my resisting throat
Air ceasing its incessant flow
And all my life is but a dream
To my disbelieving brain
But so caught up am I
In the never-ending chatter
I don't always see the lie,
For what other word can I use
To describe everything I see
Surrounding my conflicted being?
So instead I leave this paper trail
For those to follow and to read
If they find themselves in my domain
For so long I wanted to believe
In something more than life and hope
Stead I see open eyed reality
Standing in the way
Of the happiest dream I've ever know
Seems innocence is lost this day
And the world a darker place
For the child who believed
With all her foolish self
That love and hugs would never end
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