Bubble Wrapped in Rhyme

I am good at putting my feelings into the words people want to hear,
The more filtering and editing I do, the sweeter I appear.

The more I whisper, the louder my real voice tends to sound.
The more honest I am, the less people tend to be around.

People learn to love me under false pretenses,
A manufactured friend shielding you from consequences.

They love this clay sculpted me that they have molded;
The devotion in my eyes as I keep my palms folded.

I make myself small enough to fit in your hand,
And when I ask to be tall you don’t understand.

I have constructed myself to be on display,
But then when I am finally honest you start to run away.

I feel like a monster most of the time,
People don’t like my pain when its not bubble wrapped in rhyme.

I don’t mean to lie or trick or cause mayhem,
People just don’t seem to like me when I don’t belong to them.

So I put myself behind bars and let desperation pay the fee,
I grieve the authentic person I never got to be.

I dig my own grave and put pillows inside,
And dream of a world where I don’t have to hide.

Reviews

[Davidgeo]

It's okay to mourn things we may have lost. Most people never even realize they've lost things... so many people are out there rationalizing the loss as a gain for a living. I'm pretty sure that's the entire foundation of the "alpha male dude bro" culture... those guys are hilarious. In a very, very sad way.

[nadia dmitri]

Agreed, I appreciate your insight :) Thanks for visiting

[Aila]

Your first line says it best, because you really put how I feel into words. These are such simple rhymes that each hold such meaning, and I can relate and I'm sure many others also can. You are a beautiful writer, keep writing!
Sincerely,
Aila

[Matthew Kult]

Poetically trancing. Sweety suffering.

With love,

Matthew

[Patricia]

this has a lot of emotion and has gentle rhymes. the feelings in this are universal especially in our younger years, as we get older we tend to give people that kind of power over us. finding comfort in our own skin can do that. the more you like yourself the more you care less if others do but when you like yourself you attract the same kind of people in my experience. be authentic, I say, to everyone.

[D. Mansfield]

This poem struck me, I wish I could get to those feelings, but also I know that you have to be careful what you wish for. My God. The pain in this poem oozes from the lines. what a desperately lonely, position. I feel for your pain in this very much

[nadia dmitri]

Thank you for those thoughtful words!

[D. Mansfield]

"So I put myself behind bars and let desperation pay the fee,
I grieve the authentic person I never got to be."

I just read this again and these lines are some of the most amazing words put on paper. I am blown away.

[NormaZ]

As a people pleaser myself, I identified so much with this poem and you write it beautifully.

[W. Barrett Munn]

I was hooked by the excellent title and was not disappointed with the serious-but-subdued tone in the poem that followed.

Winston

[nadia dmitri]

Thank you very much!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

why do significant others feel the need to change the other. When they met that person was an attraction as is.
Why try to remold and cause the other to lose him or herself within the relationship.
j.

[Soren]

Love this message so well written. People don't want to hear of others problems, it makes them feel obligated to help and people hate helping. They want to only hear good things about themselves because this means that they don't have to change, people hate changing it is too much work.

[Arundass TP]

A psychological thriller it seems. Lots of truth in each line. Excellent writing 👍