STANZA IV
“주저”
Lost and confused i know not what to do
My heart yearns for a soul that may be unfamiliar when we get the chance to connect again
An instability that they bring somehow attracts and motivates me because i see a wonderful character that just needs to be healed
But at some point this potentially emotionally fatal attraction must be sealed
Maybe i should pick up the match
And let my disdain from being hurt and disappointed so many times become its own part of my personality and apathetically watch it hatch
But i refuse
It has no use
My reign of terror
Would bring no happy republic
My catharsis would destroy my relations with the public
At times i wish i could and think nothing of it
Is that the way to be free ?
To not be aware that your words can cut one deep
And that your actions could make others cry themselves to sleep ?
Is that freedom ?
Is that the world where if i searched for burdens
I would be able to say “i see none “
But im strapped into to this hyperaware state of seeing when even the smallest damage is done
STANZA V
On my odyssey to find a relief valve
A last ditch effort to cut this mountain of pain into manageable halves
How do i perceive words from others ?
Do i choose to only see lies
I’m still vulnerable
I was reminded of that cruel fact
I was taken aback
By the reality that i could still feel like that
So much pressure built up
I swore i would crack
Lies and emotional uncertainties
A recurring theme
In this complicated and mirthless life of me
The person i view in the mirror mercilessly attacks
Constantly criticizing
While ignoring the context of the weight on our backs
Even in my sleep I can’t escape
My subconscious serves up my fears
So eloquently
Worthy of 3 stars
Michelin
7 course meals of my insecurities
Feeding myself emotional carcinogens
Its like i can never settle in
A nomad wandering in search of a place of peace
Maybe my fate is sealed
And ive already banned the future me from that settlement
If i could unlove i would
But the light of happiness would still be blocked
By the clouds of gloom
Shapers of my world
my unresolved issues
- Author: Ibrahim Shaiszkiy (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: June 1st, 2022 19:33
- Category: Reflection
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- Users favorite of this poem: L. B. Mek
Comments1
'But i refuse
It has no use
My reign of terror
Would bring no happy republic'..
if only more of us
had access to temperance's wisdom, like
that you've excavated from within
dear Poet!
(I read and learn)
thanks for sharing, such an empowering message
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