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taking asylum inside
By cadymae
Why's my throat hurt?
You were screaming...
Don't leave me alone with me again.
In the slipstream between skin and soul
you can hide all kinds of impulses from you
Yourself and your old you and your new you
and that thing you never fed
so it would stay small
and stay held by just one leash
all of you peering fearfully about
the room, the crowd, the ghosts
the nurses crepe soles creep squeak
the finally quiet family peeps speechless
the extraction team retracts itself against the wall of authority
and you
and you
and you
will languish against the leash of their timetable of release
and you fill the air with your sound again.
All of you howl as one
can't hear them over yourselves for once
There is strength in unity.
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Copyright 2016 cadymae
Published on Wednesday, March 16, 2016.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
Author's Note:
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On Monday, November 1, 2021, carlosjackal
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wrote:
The battle of duality and all the spaces in between. Another brilliant piece from your pen.
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On Thursday, April 7, 2016, soul_versing
(882) wrote:
Interesting title, when people read/hear the word asylum, they tend to think --madhouse, crazy and psychotic living. But your piece has a double meaning, the struggle of self-proclaimed madness vs. trying to locate that internal safe haven to contain such flaws. I find the brain to be the most fastening organ known to man. And I personally, love the mystery and vast nature of it all. Magnificent read!
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A former member wrote:
One of the best I've encountered at this site. I salute your skill in offering such vivid imagery of a despairing scene. A truly exceptional work.
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On Thursday, March 17, 2016, TropicalSnowstorm
(1703) wrote:
Fantastic piece! I really like your style, and this poem, sculpted from small firings of observation, was a delightful read. Ciao, T/S
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