Drawn

Rose Shababy
If I cried out my sorrows, would you listen?
Or will you close your eyes and leave me in this lonely prison?
Inside I scream scream SCREAM
and feel my breath rush in
My lungs fill with heaving gulps of guilt and panic
It builds a knot, thick and heavy, a vise around my heart.
Can you see beyond this calm facade to where I'm hidden?
Or does your glance slide past my ordinary face unbidden?
Inside I scream scream SCREAM
eroding the real me
corroding my inner peace
diluting my spirit until i am drawn and
weak.

Published by Rose Shababy

I'm an artist, if only in my own mind! How can I sum up me and my life in 2000 characters or less? There are far more than 2000 characters in my head, all pushing to get out! Maybe someday I'll actually f...  View profile

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  • Jennifer Wright10/13/2011

    I like it...

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