Not Here Nor There
Homeless and Heartless
The day broke
And so did she
What once held promise
Now proves impossible
With tired hands and tired eyes
She moves while standing still
She questions what is real
She gathers her belongings
Oblivious to the bits of herself escaping to fill their voids
The walls entombed her sound
As she sang with unbridled abandon
She embarked on one last journey through her sanctuary
Echoes of her life there sounding back to her with each groan of the hardwood as she stepped
When he was not there, it was hers
All hers
She did not have to tiptoe
She did not have to surrender
She got to be comfortable
When it was hers, it was hers
She cared for it
Adored it
She cherished the safety it provided
She did not have to be the perfect daughter, sister, or friend
She just got to be
She got to be the version of herself she felt she was
She had been locked away for so long
But within those walls
She was free
But it would not be forever
And so she had to seal herself away again
She pushes on but is now incomplete
Something is missing
Embedded within all its parts
Was now her heart
And she can never get it back
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Introducing Poetry
My name is Sierra. Writing is a type of therapy that allows me to express myself or the world around me in ways one-on-one conversations cannot. I hope you enjoy my works!
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Love this! Inspired me to write something of my own.
Loved it.
I really hope the girl in this poem is able to be herself permanently. No one should be forced to be someone they're not. Sadly, due to circumstances or other various reasons, this happens to far more people, far more often than humanity as a whole would like to admit. Thank you for sharing this poem. I look forward to more.
So much loss in this poem! The heart can be a home, when home is gone. :)
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Loved it!