#seized
seized—
deceased people around me
see the anxiety that
towers over me
like a dictator hungry
for tyranny
frightened—
held by the nightmares
that heighten my senses
tighten my vessels
take into account
my unenlightened downfall
conquered—
off my rocker
stabbed with blades,
they knocked her
out and she cried
but not ta’
worry, she’s
bonkers;
shocker
captured—
years since i’ve felt rapture
left my optimism
in a time capsule
fractured my bones
discarded them in a chapter
book
lost my laughter
caught in disaster
just when i assume the worst has passed,
the peril continues
strong and decided
seizing me,
frightening me,
conquering me,
capturing me
Dec 21, 2022
Dec 21, 2022 at 6:57 PM UTC
A lake
Running deep
A line stretched
To its core.
What is it that makes me so
Unsure?
A hand
In a trembling fit
Reaches towards a heaven,
May I be free forevermore.
A threatening warmth in my centre
Drowns my soul,
Permanently stuck in a winter
It’s futile to wait
For the passing of the cold
So I am stuck
In my own
Quicksand.
Stuck
Unable to understand
The magnitude of it all
And so I fall
And a certain numbness takes over me,
A certain bewilderment
Because I have been seized and
I do not see.
Feb 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021 at 11:24 AM UTC
In the open air of
A night still young
My imagination was
Let loose and the story
I had to tell
Seized me
Free was I to wander
The dark and witness
Mysteries unfolding in
The shadows that
Foretold the coming
Of the light
Remembering that life
Is a remarkable journey
And that we're all
Just one ray away
From being a sun
To someone
Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018 at 7:25 PM UTC