Broken

A Poem by bsg18

Deep in night under the pillow
I bite my lips until it stains
Sound is fast in silent nights
They need not hear me sob again.
In these walls is kept a secret
Secret told in muffled cries
They all want a reason, but
please believe I don't know why.
Alone I can handle, see, I'm
Lonelier in the middle of a crowd
Screams that say I don't belong
Always win without a doubt.
All my scars are hidden, still
Be warned, they're everywhere
I've thrown out all my razors
But the urge is always there.
I can still smile, laugh and cry
At silly jokes with friends of mine
Watch a movie, sing or rhyme,
And the hole is there, at all times.
walking down the same old streets
heart yearns for a long lost home
Someday sometime somewhere,it
Aches for a place I've never known.
That image in the broken mirror
Held in place by tapes and pin
I stare and stare till I realize
It's not the mirror, it's all me.

© 2017 bsg18

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Coyote Poetry

The strong description made the words come alive.
"That image in the broken mirror
Held in place by tapes and pin
I stare and stare till I realize
It's not the mirror, it's all me."
I liked the above lines. Hard-core and direct. My kind of poetry. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote