Courage Killed the Cat

Don't look too close

Exposure from the sun burned the lining of my lungs,

I always thought silence would stitch up the cancer.

Blind spots hide the fragments of a smile.

And it would take my last breath if I sat with it too long.

I used to find the air thick with gears that wind the clock.

Till my heart is a quarter to midnight.

It's too late to fight.

I cover my ears when I daydream at night.

Come as you are the world says.

And then you disagree and become the enemy.

Now I am the most miserable optimist

I cradle my adolescence as if it were my baby. 

Do not confuse weakness for kindness.

My quietness is not a option.

Courage killed the cat.

and I cry for I do not know.

Yet I wish I understood.

Why you say the sky is indigo.

When it's clearly blue. 

Perhaps it comes naturally being neurotic.

Ignorance the deadliest narcotic. 

How have I built this wall that surrounds my feelings

I said I'd never allow my emotions get in the way of business

Now I feel the knife in my chest twisting.

Internal alarms never listen.

And I am just a misfit.

But at least I am here.

Reviews

[willweb]

"But at least I am here" I very headstrong ending to a poem that had many highs and many more lows, at least in my opinion. I love the collection of thoughts you share, there are many lines that stand out to me..."Ignorance the deadliest narcotic" is one of those lines. And maybe my review/comments are not the best but, at least I am here. : )
Very creative Michelle. I am happy I saw this one.

[Chris Shaw]

Some really nice poetic lines here Michelle. You share some deep thinking here with your readers. It is easy to build walls far harder to break them down. People build walls for a reason. Usually they have suffered great hurt. It takes courage to come out into the open. A brick at a time and slowly does it.

Chris

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Till my heart is a quarter to midnight
Loved that !
Beautiful write
Very deep

[Michelle Renee]

aww thanks : )