not even close

no one is close

to the way i feel

and if i knew

what i was feeling

besides heavy legs and

an overloaded mind

surely somewhere inside my cells

they would find a picture of you

sometimes i wish distance was

only a make believe

they've put this overcoat on me

nailed my time to their whims

it can happen anytime

close my eyes and

make a diagonal move

make a moment of escape

when you know

you're tied up tight

"hey how bout a moment of mercy

for a man you can't even come close to"

the papers came today

proved you a liar once again

once was enough

whatever it takes

i will tunnel

climb the barbed wire

if i remain a mystery to

the people around me

it's only that i'm saving them for you

expect them to come your way underground

painted all the colors

i've been missing

living in institutional grey

living in emotional gray

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[Becky C Strukamp]

Well penned emotions...and lots of them.