An empty cage

An empty cage

A Poem by the bitter taste of almost

I am outside the door, peering in


but I don't knock;


I don't want to wake the past.


I am outside the door, but I'm not


on the outside; I'm inside


my own box


where I ask no questions, open up nothing,


just count the days.



Nothing goes and nothing stays.


An empty cage.

© 2023 the bitter taste of almost


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Added on March 30, 2023
Last Updated on March 30, 2023
Tags: poetry, poem, grief, trauma, angst, sad, dark, pain, abuse, neglect, depression, dissociation, loneliness

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the bitter taste of almost
the bitter taste of almost

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I was almost someone good. Writing poetry about the past; themes of grief, childhood, trauma, dissociation, heartache and ultimately, finding the means to move on. I also paint, draw and sculpt .. more..

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