Sleeveless

Me. Everyday.

My emotions run deep

My pain runs true

I harden myself

 

Once alone, always alone

Scared of light, scared of day

Time to wake and start again

 

I am sleeveless to the world

I do not feel a thing

I cannot trust my heart

 

You breathe into me

Life everlasting

Yet I know no solace

 

You plague my thoughts

You infect my dreams

You burn my emotions

 

What have I become

Because of you?

Will it ever change?

Author's Note

What does "Sleeveless" mean to you?

Reviews

[Frieda P]

What an intriguing title, not what I was expecting....

You plague my thoughts
You infect my dreams
You burn my emotions

Sound like an obsession, sometimes they can make you feel naked to the world, or sleeveless I suppose. 'Wear your heart on your sleeve' took on a whole new meaning. Enjoyed!

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thanks Frieda :)

[Frieda P]

The pleasure was mine, nice to meet you. :-)

[SyberRose]

Nicely penned indeed...emotive write and thought provoking...enjoyed...Rose:)

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thanks, Rose!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Hardened your heart to love, to feeling, to emotion. Been hurt so badly that it seems impossible that you will ever feel again. Afraid of the light, of stepping back onto the brink of of that one thing you swore you would never venture into again. It is easier to remain numb than to ever love again . Easier to remain sleeveless than to ever again allow the fabric of love to touch your flesh. I love this.

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thank you for the beautiful interpretation!

[Carolann Dowsett]

Welcome :)

[B.J]

Thoughts to ponder for the day well done

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thank you, Barb!

[B.J]

your welcome

[Lyn Anderson]

I know exactly what you write of. I don't trust mine either.:)

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thanks, KLGoode!

[Brittany Zedalis]

To me, it means pretty much the same thing everyone else has said. It means you've laid out your feelings. Good job on this poem.

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thank you Brittany!

[Jack...]

This is definitely thought provoking...for some reason I know these feelings exactly (I think). Something that is there, but it is not. I want it there and I don't. A desire, but non-pain when it is not around. Sleeveless to me, to answer your question, is to be exposed, open for all to see...just not all of me, if that makes sense. Regardless, this poem found someplace deep inside of me and has truly caused me to think. Very well done...thank you for sharing.

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thank you Jack. That means a LOT!

[Lydia Shutter]

Vulnerability....leaving yourself open to the world and to one person in particular it would seem. One who burns your emotions is not the sort to keep around, but the heart is not always wise, is it? Well expressed. Lydi**

[Coll Silvermoon]

Thank you. No, sometimes the heart just feels. It is very indiscriminate. A combination of head and heart would be good, but can anyone REALLY find that balance anymore?

[Lydia Shutter]

It is indeed rare.