Red Tape

When my eyes are shut I don’t hurt so much,

Always a step closer to an escape,

Yet, always so far away from death’s touch,

To silently suffer within red tape 

Reviews

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Suffering within red tape...there is so much of that going around as of late. I like the way that you wrote this piece, it is simple and concise; straight to the paradoxical point, as it were. The first line is the strongest in my opinion, but because it is so absolutely honest.

[Kenneth Stephen Goodpaster]

Thank you, the first line bothers me because it's so blunt. I always viewed poetry as alluding to an emotion rather than directly stating it. Sometimes, directly stating is the best outlet.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

I actually like the first line...it's a slap in the face of sorts, but a good one. Sort of wakes the reader up and says, "listen up, this is going to be good".