A Stainless Steel Knife and The Importance of The Cerebellum : Stanza 4 & 5

ibrahimshai

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 Offline)
  • Published: June 1st, 2022 19:33
  • Category: Reflection
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  • L. B. Mek

    '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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