Never Leave A Candle Burning.

There is so much inside me,

So much I have to give.

Like a fighting child,

Wanting to be heard.

I can sometimes hear the faint sound of screaming, 

coming from within.

My body holding me back,

Too tired to move.

Everything I want to become, 

Everything I am inside, I am not.

The ballerina who never steps off her spindle,

Going round and round..

Life seems so close but untouchable. 

Live this way die this way.

And I am aching...

It is hard to put up such a fight, 

To try and get out..

-To break free of these restrictions.

Aware of the vulnerability of life,

How quickly, it can end.

I have flat-lined.

And I only hope this light inside won't go out, 

Because it is all I have..

Without the fire, 

I am just another lifeless body.

Pretending life is good,

That I have my s**t together...

I hide the chains around my wrists,

Unlikely I will ever be free.

-And I wait for the flames to engulf me,

As I set alight this life once and for all. 

I wait for her to rip through me,

And go get what she f*****g wants...

Reviews

[sinNsincerity]

The bottomless pit within out minds can lead to ask so many question and create anxiety... at least for me. This is what I felt as I read along, but that ending line breeds confidence and say. f**k that, I got this!

[Kuldeep desai]

oh god this poem
is so good...
"Life seems so close but untouchable.
Live this way die this way."
"Without the fire,
I am just another lifeless body.
Pretending life is good,
That I have my s**t together"....
These lines were so intriguing and there are many other lines which were like whiplash hitting on our skin and leaving the bruise its the fact take it or not...it doesn't has any rhymes but still it sounds so differently or uniquely i have to say this piece is like those cult movies which are different and gives rare impression.....And i envy you keep it up i hope your work will be one day masterpiece.......:)

[ayejodie]

Thank you so much for such generous feedback. I really appreciate it. i hardly ever rhyme I love to put it down as spoken word for some reason! :D again, thank you so much for taking your time to read this and to give me your feedback! :)