she was his rat
he had set the trap
with his thoughts
his words
and she
she had built the cage
the heart cage
with her need
with her want
the door of the cage
stayed open
no need to shut
each word of his
each insinuation
each implication
of each word of his
kept the rat there
inside
inside the cage
of her own making
she dared not escape
would not escape
for how could she
each word
nourished her soul
fed her spirit
without them
she did not exist
could not exist
round and round
the treadmill kept turning
and she kept running
round and round
with each syllable
each inflection
of his thought
encapsulated
in each word
sent by him
to the rat
in her cage
trapped
by
his
words
he had set the trap
with his thoughts
his words
and she
she had built the cage
the heart cage
with her need
with her want
the door of the cage
stayed open
no need to shut
each word of his
each insinuation
each implication
of each word of his
kept the rat there
inside
inside the cage
of her own making
she dared not escape
would not escape
for how could she
each word
nourished her soul
fed her spirit
without them
she did not exist
could not exist
round and round
the treadmill kept turning
and she kept running
round and round
with each syllable
each inflection
of his thought
encapsulated
in each word
sent by him
to the rat
in her cage
trapped
by
his
words
12 comments:
My, how heavy this is, how sad and true in so many relationships.
greetings, lake - hmmmmm.....yes, it IS heavy, isn't it - it's odd how sometimes the words simply just write themselves notwithstanding what we perceive our own perspective at that moment to be - thanks so much for your always kind words!
The prisons we weave our lives into when we love...I felt you deep in this poem and you always make me feel alive with that yearning feeling dear gypsy doll. Thank you for your sweet comment at my place~ x
And only by seeing herself shall she be free....♥
so true, wild rose, the prisons we build within our own souls and hearts - self-made prisoners - and your words always like an open window to the LIGHT for which i thank you, lovely lady! :)
oh, yeah, gemel, only be freeing herself - only then -
A very psychological piece, Jenean. No doubt perceptive and incisive and entirely aware of just how these relationships manifest. Too often, we allow ourselves to become trapped... without even being aware of this. A most haunting and realistic write, Jenean.
Nevine
oh, yes, often, very often, we ourselves even set the unarmed trap - sabotaging our own happiness and our very life - at times -
Very dark Gypsy Woman, but so true. It's quite a take on the power dynamic within relationships. An all to often restrictive, destructive dynamic. A powerful piece of writing. I really admire the way you write and the way you approach your subject.
greetings, steppenwolf [love that tag, by the way] - so thrilled to have you follow along over here and hope you'll drop by at your leisure - thoughts and words from others are such an honor and i thank you for yours!
Powerful writing here, Jenean!
just straight from the cage, trish -
and i thank you for your words! ;)
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