Is there anybody home?
No, you’re gone.
Gone chasing cardboard dreams
Always conforming to society’s schemes.
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Where are you now?
Can you even hear me?
Lost in the static
Slave to the matrix
Twisting and turning
And never aligning.
How could you though
When you’re not whole?
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A ghost in the shell
A dead man walking
Who doesn’t even know.
Who can’t separate the yes from the no
The self, from the show.
A faded picture of what was meant to be
Before life bent your knee.
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Can you feel it?
The optical illusion ingrained in your retina
Fused to your nerves, smothering any expression of
Individuality, truth, and personality
Manifestation of sentimentality
A hint of originality
Without a trace of banality
Just glorious humanity.
***
Hello? Is there anybody still there?
Is there anyone home?
You can’t even tell me where it hurts
Because you’re surrounded by constructs.
The child is grown
The dream is gone.
No more!
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It doesn’t have to be this way
You still have very much a say
Regardless of the shades of grey
Of all the figurines of clay
Distractions to make you sway.
The price is just too much to pay.
***
Pull down the veil and truly see
Breathe in, breathe out, and let yourself be free.
It won’t go down easy, but how sweet it will be
When all parts of you will finally agree
That feeling right is key.
***
Return to your origins
Shed the numbness and choruses
That tell you how life is.
Go home and roam
Your inner possibilities
Endless capabilities
True affinities
Authentic festivities
Without toxicities.
***
Wonderful infinities
Of a self reunited
Rediscovered
Refused
Recovered
Round, complete, bountiful.
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Listen to your soul
Set yourself a goal.
Home is being whole.
by Ana Maria Radulescu
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Dear reader, thank you for taking this journey with me. I grew up with Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb ringing in my ears. Even though the message is different from what I wanted to do with this poem, the first two lines inspired me to find my own meaning of home, of being there. May it inspire you forevermore.
Home is being whole.
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About the Creator
A.M.Radulescu
Certified bookworm, published author, hopeful dreamer, passionate traveller, cat lover, life enthusiast. Writing about life and self-growth. Get my debut novel at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JRJ3P5T
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