Windowless Room

A Poem about loneliness

Windowless Room

I sit here, a single tear fills my eye

the realization that this is my life 

the way I am now,

 is when I'm at an all time high
music paints my plain walls

clothing hides my empty tomb
I feel submerged in water 

like returning to the womb 
the walls close in 

this windowless room

Life has a way of taking our dreams

it has a way of hiding our screams

it has a way of sheltering our fears

but there is no defence from our tears, 

They escape the spherical cage 
journey down our face

unleashing our emotions 

putting us in our place

for this is my life this is as good as it gets

what I live for now 

I can't have regrets,

I have running water 

I have plenty of food

money is not a problem
but here I am glued

I still can find a fault

for I am alone in this windowless room

my body,my shell is my occupied tomb 
music is playing I see the waves

I feel it crashing 

my ears are its slaves

I may seem to be living

but I'm dead inside
so in the corner of the windowless room

that's where I hide

I harvest my thoughts 

I spread my feelings
but I have a secret

I am the Windowless Room

Author's Note

I hope you like this poem

Please review and be honest as always

Thank you for reading it means so much

Reviews

[Mika Franolich]

You described this perfectly. Even before you reached the last lines, it was clear in the forlorn tone and descriptions of the subject of the poem that there were many parallels between the room and the subject. Emptiness and loneliness are something I believe all of us are forced to battle at one time or another in our lives, so this poem is highly relatable. It's ironic to think that while many of us are that windowless room, or have been, we were all linked through our emotions. This poem really finds that dark place inside of you and brings it to completion. Well done.

[{A}shley {B}lack @-;-]

Thank you for your kind review I hope that one day we all find that window we are looking for

[L0v3craft]

I'm actually struggling with loneliness by getting myself to be more active and sociable, yet its like the ego is at war with personal demons. I suffer from anxiety and I guess this poem really speaks to me because its how I've been living my life so far...stuck in a room...even though mine has windows ;P

I like how you've captured and expressed loneliness, you really did a fine job at conveying it, I didn't have a problem reading. It makes you think up new ways on how to write sadness. Normally I'd call any form of sad poetry on here emo because lately there's been a rise of it on this site by lame teenagers with their stupid angst (that's just me though), but this one isn't and its f*****g refreshing to read poetry that decently conveys the emotion, not sabotage it with angst and crummy high school life, lol

-salutes-

The ending is quite powerful in its sadness, the realization of what it all boils down to.

[MOON]

Deep and dark, all have a unique wound.

[EmpressPoetess]

You are transcending beyond the inner realm into the great spherical universe! Wonderful expressive writing!

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

Magnificent write! I like how it builds up, showing how loneliness affects the mind. How we turn to anything to fill the void. How we turn the stereo up loud cause we cant bear the silence. We can have plenty of money - we can lack for nothing but still feel hollow, trapped in a 'Windowless Room'...
And we feel helpless. trapped in our own minds - cause that's the only prison. We are the Windowless Room.
And we are trapped in ourselves.
Great write, thank you for sharing!

[freelancejouster]

a wonderful concept and a powerful undertow.

[UnderCompulsion]

This poem shows some really strong emotions and I like it.It's honest and great as it is.Well done.

[Valentine]

I love the word usage...especially in the last 4 lines of the first grouping..A very deep and thoughtful poem..Good writing..Kathie

[Leon R]

Good write, mate. Melancholic, dark...You manage to put all these feelings of loneliness and pain in such good way. Excellent job!

[BlackRose]

Well-written, and most definetly great job at capturing the feeling of this work of art. :)

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Too many Windowless rooms on the Planet.
Excellent capture of true loneliness. Been there, and still go once in awhile...