Clouds Within
A hurting heart is like a clouded sky
Dark clouds
Suspended Heavy Water
Heat of Hurts
Distillation of Pain
Condensation of expression
The Flow of tears
The birth of water
The liberty of letting go
Over and above my head
On a cold cloudy day - sunless
Within, without, everywhere but one
The terror of a squeezing heart
Hurt by deception, manipulation
Affection disappointed.
I looked at the sea of water, dark
Suspended by gravity,
Moving to the east,
That that's without,
Speaks of what's within
The arms of heaven above,
How long can you hold the heavy bowl
This moving bowl of water
It drops a few drops here
And a few drops there.
Your weight speaks to my heart
A heart heavy with hovering hurts
Can I let go? Should I let go?
Silence, anger, melancholy,
A heavy heart heavier than
A bowl of water
Held by the hands of heaven.
About the Creator
Joseph Ovwemuvwose
Joseph Ovwemuvwose is a student of life and the life sciences. He seeks a world in which everyone has enough of the essentials and most importantly equity, empathy and love.
He is a PhD student at Imperial College London and loves poetry.
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