May 1, 2013

Presents..."Untitled III" by Sethlina Amakye


"when i close my eyes,
my thoughts still remain.
and as i hold my pillow tight,
my mind drifts farther away.
darkness sweeps over me,
and holds my body down.
it ignores my plea,
so i lay there still bound.
i'm trapped there through the night,
no matter how hard it gets,
i struggle and fight to open my eyes.
i don’t want to dream the dream,
for fear it might come true.
and as i sleep, my tears stream,
with arms outstretched to you.
why must i go through this?
why must i feel so sad?


the outcome is always bad…
i end up alone,
just the sheets, and me
shivering from the coldness of my soul.
when can i feel the happiness,
of a dream i just had?
my dreams are always the same.
a little girl is left in the dark staring at the ceiling,
wondering who is to blame.
i stare reflecting upon her blazon face,
i see the hurts of hatred, which cannot be erased
wound so deep they've left a stain.
in her heart i discovered a pattern of my own pain,
realizing her concealed ones of my own shame,
i stare as each tear falls from her lonely eyes.
i scream out in desperation to his lifeless body,
just because i forgave you,
doesn't mean i have forgotten things you did.
all those nights that i've lain awake at night,
afraid of my own shadow…
no, i could not, cannot
ever develop amnesia.
excuse my need to feel secure again."

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