The Corridor

Her eyes trace the wounds of time,

As hesitation oozes from its sores; 

This was never really here, it says

And she wonders where she’s read that before.

 

Chains are left dangling from her ears

While she wanders the corridor of new sound;

Her captor tugs his chain of controlled thought,

But only slightly, so she’d not know she was bound. 

 

Her mind is oblivious to its prison

Though her spirit begs to be free;

The corridor whispers to her its secrets,

And then urges her to flee. 

 

She doesn’t know why she can no longer stay,

Or why her heart sings a different tune;

The whispers she heard sang of hope and self-love,  

Then released her from her mind’s tomb. 

Reviews

[Cliff Rhodes]

"Her captor tugs his chain of controlled thought,
But only slightly, so she’d not know she was bound."

This is very interesting and oh, so true of many, many, people. I have found myself amazed at discoveries I have made about old theories, when suddenly freedom sounded the alarm.

[Danielle Teresa]

beautifully written, I love the subject matter, wonderful piece.

[Ruby Moon]

your writing is amazing as always...
with a few words you can spin a tale and touch emotions
raised goosebumps as it feels so familiar

[Silent Kim aka mizmetap..]

I felt like I was a prisioner in my own mind. Struggling with a captor who is really me. Well done Dani, you still got the skills.

[M Garcia]

Nicely done Miss Dani! I'm going to be reading more of your stuff soon.

[Kasey Klein]

an interesting take

[TL Boehm]

riveting writing - gave me chills as I read it. We are often slaves to ourselves.

[Albert Freeman]

This calls to mind a womans struggles to free herself from a controlling relationship and finally finding the courage to do so. Very powerful images. Well done.

[Ladysue]

This is a very good piece of writing. The struggle within is reflected well here. The last verse is superb...very insightful and well done!

[Michael X]

this poem is an amazing representation of internal struggle and
the need to escape a darker path, I love the introspective analogy
you put forth with deep, rich imagery, stunning job :)