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Empty Before
It carved away a hole in my chest
hidden inside me, it began to
thump
tick
quickly
as the world walked by
I pretended to thumb through a book
I'd read so many times
for the first time I cried
my tie to humanity
my innermost feelings
my locket shaped core
sharpened ribs to feel safe
put up walls
replaced friends with feelings
my essence let me be weak for once
breathing deeply
to forget for a moment
only to crash back onto the shore
of my own solitude
held me together from the inside
the best it could
my tenderness
my only friend
my beating song
loved me
boundless devotion
like only a heart has
"Locket shaped core".... I do
"Locket shaped core".... I do love that line. excellent write :)
"It is a terrible thing to be so open. It is as if my heart put on a face and walked into the world" -- Sylvia Plath.
Loved this
Reading this reminds me of a time not so long ago when i forgot to feel. I didn't laugh for years, i forgot who i was. Then it came back to me, in pieces. Great write. x
please read my poems, and enjoy the real-life drama that is my life!
Thank you
Very easy to lose sense of yourself, for me this poem is about self love. I had to learn that no one will love me if I don't. Thanks for the read and hearing from you always brightens my day :)
Let your teeth show