Doors
The people
nod and walk on by
As if
nothing’s wrong or is awry
You just
stand there, mouth closed tight
Certain you
might burst on sight.
Shaking
hands and trembling lips
You hope
your façade doesn’t slip
The world
seems cold. Cold as hell
Inside you scream
a rebel yell.
Shut the windows, close the
doors
Latch the lock and hit the
floors
Close your eyes and say
goodnight
It’s time to give up this fight
You think
back on those yesterdays
The time you
wished that One would stay
There’s no
more tears as you reminisce
There’s
nothing left when you think of this.
Crashing
waves and storming clouds
That’s all
that remains right here, right now
You’ve tried
to stand and you’ve tried to swim
Your chances
are looking pretty slim.
Shut the windows, close the
doors
Latch the lock and hit the
floors
Close your eyes and say
goodnight
It’s time to give up this fight
Your heart
is pumping, black and blue
It’s seems
there’s nothing you can do
The pain
inside grows ever wide
You or It
must step aside.
It’s time
enough to take a stance
Learn to
live or dance the dance
Too much
life has passed you by
You gotta
learn to crawl before you can fly.
Shut the windows, close the
doors
Latch the lock and hit the
floors
Close your eyes and say
goodnight
It’s time to give up this fight
very nice, and very pained
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading, Marcel. It is. It was. It's good :)
DeleteI can see this played to music. A rock ballad maybe. A really great poem, poignant, soulful and flows beautifully well. Thanks for sharing, Karie. It's always a pleasure to read your work.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Ben. :)
DeleteI really felt the emotion here. My heart was aching along with the words. Really good work, Karie.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading, Jennifer. It was a difficult one to write.
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