Stop Touching Each Hurt

I heard silence in the cobwebs
of your soul
while everything else walked
as if lost
inside of the belief
that all you see is black and white.
Then, I watched you crawl in search of truth
among faces with eyes
that held the illusion of everything
you think you want in life.

Your fingertips seem to know more
about your emotions
than your tears do
because you touch each hurt
your heart mentions
until they bleed.
I watch you pause,
and look over your shoulder
for yesterday
almost as if you wish
it would never leave.

I wonder if you will ever learn
how simple
the feel of your own skin
could be
if you would just not let anger write its name
on your walls carelessly.
Perhaps then, you could see the sunlight
of a brand new day
and accept the shades of gray
that color me.

Author's Note

Artist: "Release" Autumn Skye Morrison

Reviews

[BlackRose]

Like the use of the words here. Never let anger get in the way. It will get no one anywhere. Love these lines: heard silence in the cobwebs of your soul... I watch you pause, and look over your shoulder for yesterday almost as if you wish it would never leave. Great poem!

[?]

So that was you looking over my shoulder...simply wonderful and filled with such truth...This is now a favorite of mine...as you are...Beautiful

[Tarry Franck]

I heard silence in the cobwebs
of your soul

This is a great piece of work.

[Emily B]

this is exactly the kind of poetry I love to read

[Leslie Philibert]

Neva writes very well, she stays true to her style, writes poems with great richness and lyrical beauty, and this time describes very well complex, difficult emotions, a fine work.

[Poppie Mira]

this poem is one of the greatest...its definitely been a favorite of mine! You have such a unique style... i wanna read more.

[Deandra Dawn]

One word....beautiful....beautifully expressed, beautifully written.

[Brittany]

Simply amazing. The words and phrasing are incredible. A true artist that speaks to the soul. Thank you for sharing. I love the first line...I heard silence in the cobwebs
of your soul
Excellent

[emmajoy]

You have a special gift of peeling back layers, of truly seeing what lies underneath whatever your theme and in the process, you use the most beautiful phrasing, whether sad or candid, gentle or pleasant .. here of course, the first.. sad, because that's what 'anger' is; its a flaw in what could be a special life. People can be scarred by their anger .. they see it as stigmata, deep, forever deep. And there you are, trying with all your strength to not let it touch you.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

We can not give into others insecurities when they express it through hurtful words... otherwise we wind up being consumed by hatred too.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

It leaves a slight pang in the heart, as always you make me wonder, wonder and wonder.