Hold it together
across change’s corridor
is its my pulse
or laughter grating between your teeth?
you’ve undressed me
what I retain of this horror
with your eyes
your mind
I’m incomplete
A barrage of feelings
assault my senses
heart barricades
streaming tears fall
my mind must now
tear down offences
looking back
I see past it all
My senses strive
to shut out the feeling
on my knees
I realize too much
I grab my stomach
it’s already reeling
my nerves
repelling all touch
I take a deep breath
and I wont break
I look straight
past clouded eyes
no longer take blame
for your failings
take what you want
and you fail
as you fall
Sustainability
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There is a lot of bad feeling in your poem.
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A strong sense of being assaulted and darkness is in this poem…a disturbing verse.
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Rape is never, can never be a woman’s fault. Wonderfully written!
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My response is admiration at the narrator’s spirit rising in response, as a triumph…….”I wont break……no longer take blame”. Bravo!
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This is such a dark and harrowing poem. It is written very well, but I don’t think any of us wants to be in that person’s shoes. Sounds like a nightmare he or she is going through.
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This poem tears at one’s guts. Powerful, and with a strong note of hope.
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