In an invisible cage
Wrought of my own fears
Time spent watching
Life happen
To others
Peering through glass
As people pass by
Unaware
Unknowing of my
Yearning, angst, loneliness
How do I get inside?
When may I join
Participate
Share a laugh
Cry with a friend
Play a game
Other than solitaire
Can anyone see me?
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Inspired by fellow poet Joelle Nanula’s haiku - Behind Glass. Link below.
https://vocal.media/poets/behind-glass#comment-38547bb3-7a04-460b-a32c-eda995eed6a4
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And, once again, because vocal loves to reject ANYTHING for inadequate length... Please enjoy the below.
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Watery Mistake / Swim to Oblivion
Despair of the soul, disease of the mind
Hapless life lived, no comfort to find
Sly voice urges "escape from the sun"
Silky waters beckon, to them I run
In our soothing depths, the solace you seek
To velvet oblivion, you can slide so sleek
Body breaks surface, ripples they spread
Cold creeps in, bones shiver with dread
Air bubbles rise, surface tension flows
Through stygian depths consciousness goes
Fish swims near, tail flicks like a tongue
Pupilless eyes bulge, a stranger among
White coral reflects the last of the light
Below this depth an endless night
So close to the bottom, lungs not in twain
Every nerve screaming, sundered with pain
A last futile thrust as gravity pulls
Too late discovering the desire to live rules
About the Creator
Andrew C McDonald
Andrew McDonald is a 911 dispatcher of 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.
https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp
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Oh I love how this was inspired by Joelle's piece! Yours was so poignant! Also, the Poets and Fiction community no longer have any word count requirement.