Bad Morning ~~ my Poem for Tuesday Platform
Caged
How does it feel to lose one's freedom?
Not that of becoming betrothed or
conscripted for your country's service
Rather to be deprived of home, your
liberty to walk or drive away
Try being locked inside your garage
Your loved one drives away closing doors
Confined. The house door's locked, you've no keys
You find a blanket, pillow, basin
Cell door sealed, alone, darkly lit, cold
Thoughts of escape now go through your mind
If you get outside, still must return
Cell phone lays away, there with your clothes
It may ring, it should. Loved ones will call
Worry when no answer, call again
Still alone, try to sleep. Sleep won't come
Rest your head, lay your body down, hard
You doze, you'll awaken, nothing's changed
Lay awake, walk around, no control
Why am I here, what have I done? Sob
Accident here, loved one will return
Hugs, disbelief, "I'm sorry" you'll hear
Elsewhere, many times this does occur
Many deserving, some by mistake
Confined, locked away, no one comes
Remember Christ's words, should we heed,
"I was in prison... you came to Me"
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Photos and Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved
I linked this poem with Marian's post, The Tuesday Encounter, at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads (open forum day)
Labels: Personal-Challenge-2015, Poem, Syllabic Form