Let my fly

How can I always lend a hand
But ignore the cries within myself
It brings me joy to bring you a smile
But my emptiness still sits up on the shelf

Inside my heart will always bleed
But I will never let it be shown on my face
Only the tear that falls down my cheek
Will give you a glimpse, a shadow, a trace

I suffocate when I try to breathe
The chains you gave won't let my body go
I have dreams, and needs, and wants
My body is numb, I think maybe you should know

I struggle with my demons each day
You feed them while you slowly watch me die
Please let me be and please set me free
I want to smile as I look up at the sky

I want the moon to brighten the night
I want the clouds to pass me on by
I want the stars to guide me to heaven
And I want wings to lift me up and let me fly

Reviews

[Kathryn]

I love it, very soothing style and flow, with beautifully intricate patterns of emotion :) Great work, well done :)

[soulsearching]

very well written..

[Alicia Hirshey]

This was wonderful in the image of taking and never giving back, robbing one of happiness and love in order to gain it. Love is not a game, it takes to to make it work, it is not fair for one to be happy while you are left there feeling so empty. great poem.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Of the taking and never giving back. Robbing the soul of all that is there but never replenishing the flow. Love is give and take or it is devastation. Well written

[CharlesMonroe]

This is beautiful and I can deffinitly relate. A very well crafted, sincere, raw poem. Great write (: