In the Wrong Place

My body lets me know

when it’s in the wrong place, 

as if my mind 

wasn't paying enough attention. 

There’s an empty space 

which aches in my chest, 

the space where my heart should be. 

So often it lunges

taking a leap of faith 

trying to make its escape, 

looking for an exit 

somewhere near my throat. 

It never quite makes it

and so it rests,

panting 

on the side of my collar bone,

exasperated, 

begging me 

not to return to the place I have to be, 

so  that it doesn't have to return

to where it needs to me

for now. 

Reviews

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

This is an heart-felt poem showcasing how much someone felt when he/she seems to out of his/her mind.
And I also love it's lines and rhymes.

What a thoughtful watchful piece!

[Chris Shaw]

This poem has multi layers. There are many people who from time to time feel they are in the wrong place for many different reasons. You took me back to when my parents moved far away when I was in my late teens. I couldn't go with them. I missed them so much, there was sadness and emptiness for sometime. I remember that constant ache of homesickness. Nicely penned LauraKate.

Chris

[Trouble]

Ooh, this is gooood. Really good. I like this, well done!