Insane/Trapped.

i just put two poems on one document.

thoughts run through my mind

as i sleep.

 

i dream of running

i dream of breaking free.

 

i scream and shout

but no one'll let me out.

 

so i lie awake

on my bed.

 

all these thoughts running through my head.

 

i feel so lost

so confused.

 

i've got it so good

but i feel trapped.

 

i don't have my mom standing over me

i don't have many rules.

 

so why do i feel so confined?

trapped?

 

i feel like i have no choices

but that's all i have.

 

my mind,

a jar.

 

me,

the prisoner.

 

i'm trapped in this hellhole

with no way out.

 

my mind dissappears

i'm slipping away.

 

i'm getting crazier everyday.

 

it seems the insane

are trapped in their minds.

 

haunted by memories

only they can percieve.

 

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i think the only reason i write

is to attempt to escape the bowl

which is my mind.

 

you can try to climb out

but you'll only fall down.

 

you can try to help me

but you can only see in.

 

i bang my head up against the galss

hoping one day it'll break.

 

but try as i might

i'll never be free.

 

i'll never be normal

i'll never fit in.

 

i'll be trapped in my mind

for the rest of my life.

 

my only escape,

writing.

Author's Note

honestly, i feel this way. i think i should be locked up, but no psychiatrist could help me break free.

Reviews

[Voice11]

I love the visual. but you mis spelled "glass" in the first poem. Great work though.

[the-One-with-the-Darkne..]

I like this. The imagery is incredible. and the poems flow well together

[r]

Wow, this is really emotional, and i LOVE the imagery you used with the glass bowl, with the seeing in, unable to help, and the trying to climb out. Beautiful, stunning, can really tell that you actually felt this way, too.

[Natalie]

You expressed this so well. And yes I think almost everyone can relate including me. You put a lot of emotion into this. I really liked it. Hope things get better for you :D

[SilentDreamer]

I can relate, you're not alone. It's true that other's lives are like that too- perfect yet so meaningless so imperfect at the same time it's hard to describe. You just want to break away, run, get free. You did good describing it. Great job and thanks for joining my group and submitting writing. Feel free to invite friends and continue submitting! :D

[Radioactive]

The voice in both of these poems is so.. hopeless in a way that is really relatable, especially for someone who has been through similar things. The first one, the feeling of being confined to something is quite strong. Favourite part:

'it seems the insane
are trapped in their minds.
haunted by memories
only they can percieve.'

The second one I think a lot of writers can relate to.