Release

A summary of why I put it on paper

It feels like most of my life, 

Was spent with a gun to my head.

This left me with one hand consumed

and the other, under pressure

I said,

It feels like I spent most of my life

With a gun pressed firmly against my head

Which left me with one hand consumed

and the other, it was under pressure.

Under pressure with a pen in its grasp

Trembling out words

Any words

Just to relieve the tension on vigilante fingers

Of a sweaty palm, ready to squeeze

And while others might claim it

I whole heartedly make the statement

That if I stop writing 

It would be the very death of me!

You see I don't get inspired

I scribe under the intimidation of

A cold barrel longing to be heated

A chamber begging to be emptied

The pressure of knowing that

If I don't spit out the contents of my mind

It, will spit it's contents into it

I can never hear the pen click

Over the hammer

Reviews

[loverly9316]

i love it the raw emotion comes out in this. i have been there and it isnt pleasent to feel this way. i like the poem it is not to long and yet it covers everything and is clear to the reader. i wish i could summon up enough talent to even get close to this kind of writing . . . . kudo's to you . . ..

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This is a very emotional piece. It was in a way graphic, but only when it needed to be. Other than that, great write! Keep up the good work!

Krisa DM

[Mark]

Yes, I have felt the same way. a cold barrel longing to be heated is a very good line, I think that poetry has long been the same thing to me that it is to you

[Deaths Cold Kiss]

this is an excellent piece, very strong emotions

[Vanessa Macanas]

Great work. Your emotions are strong. If you have trouble expressing your emotions through spoken words, writing them out helps soo much. Its like therapy. And when your done writing, you feel some of the pressure ease, at least thats how it is for me! Anywho great piece.

[Lauren Beth]

I love this piece...I think this explains how and why a lot of people write. There is a need to get it out or it just keeps building up and the "pressure" is too much to bear. I like the repetition of the first two stanzas.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Bottled up emotions will eventually release, and if you don't do it in a controlled way before they explode innocent people wind up hurt, especially loved one... a very deeply gripping piece of writing.