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The door in my mind Has been locked for a very long time; Probably from the smoke drifting From the alter I've built to my misgivings There are tally marks on my stomach Counting how many times I just stopped Caring, And I feel my chest turn to stone With every breath. Sometimes I wonder what the fear Of a storm at sea feels like, And if it's anything similar To the paralysis I feel when Someone is screaming. There are days when I wish I could speak in color. When a shiver goes down my spine, I wonder what you're saying about Me. Maybe life was just an accident God made When playing with dolls Sometimes I wish everything made sense, And that my mind wasn't so faceted And tangled like string But maybe Everything is a jigsaw puzzle With missing pieces. Maybe we're not supposed to understand. Or maybe there's not anything we're supposed To do. Maybe life is screaming and color and a storm At sea. Maybe God is still playing with dolls.
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Jul 25, 2017
Jul 25, 2017 at 8:52 PM UTC
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The door in my mind Has been locked for a very long time; Probably from the smoke drifting From the alter I've built to my misgivings There are tally marks on my stomach Counting how many times I just stopped Caring, And I feel my chest turn to stone With every breath. Sometimes I wonder what the fear Of a storm at sea feels like, And if it's anything similar To the paralysis I feel when Someone is screaming. There are days when I wish I could speak in color. When a shiver goes down my spine, I wonder what you're saying about Me. Maybe life was just an accident God made When playing with dolls Sometimes I wish everything made sense, And that my mind wasn't so faceted And tangled like string But maybe Everything is a jigsaw puzzle With missing pieces. Maybe we're not supposed to understand. Or maybe there's not anything we're supposed To do. Maybe life is screaming and color and a storm At sea. Maybe God is still playing with dolls.
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Jul 25, 2017
Jul 25, 2017 at 8:52 PM UTC
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