Jacket

By CharlottesWeb

How did I end up with "this" jacket,
this thing that comforts me,
keeps me warm
but holds me in so tight,
I've long ago passed claustrophobia
Now inching somewhere less sane

This jacket...this life.
I wasn't careful enough, didn't explore enough,
didn't talk enough, didn't inflict enough,
I didn't stretch my arms when I should of.

Slowly the world chose a life that fit my habit,
draped it over my shoulders and let time shrink it
tight across my chest
like leather drying on bound wrists.


Now, I sit, I stand, I take the cue
and walk where the floor tilts
until I'm stopped by gravity.
Sanity!
How I wish to lose it!
Back when... I needed the clarity
and vision to guide my ambition.
Not now, though...how I loath sanity!




:::Anne Sexton, thank you for helping me find my pen.:::

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© 2009 Charlottes Thompson
Published on Saturday, April 18, 2009.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • sTr8-jAcKeT On Saturday, May 30, 2015, sTr8-jAcKeT (735)By person wrote:

    I approved this message.

  • Enough On Friday, May 22, 2009, Enough (17)By person wrote:

    Great write.. I enjoyed reading this.

  • Cherry Bear On Friday, May 22, 2009, Cherry Bear (25)By person wrote:

    Very much like this poem.

  • technicolour-girl On Sunday, May 10, 2009, technicolour-girl (22)By person wrote:

    "like leather drying on bound wrists." mmmhm delicious. i could eat up that simile :)

  • ALBATROSS On Sunday, April 26, 2009, ALBATROSS (197)By person wrote:

    Seems like you came back strong from your haitus. I quite enjoyed this. Thank you for the kind words on my poems by the way.

  • Aunty Depressant On Monday, April 20, 2009, Aunty Depressant (434)By person wrote:

    OOhh...let's go disguise ourselves..get some fake I.D.s and do some crazy shit!

  • A former member wrote: I'm not sure the last stanza was required,... regardless this was excellent,..cant tell you how effective your words are on this occasion,...on this mind,..it holds a personal strain for me thats a little close for comfort,...and thats what makes it so dam confronting,..your comeback is to my gain,..thankyou for posting.

  • CharlottesWeb On Saturday, May 2, 2009, CharlottesWeb (511)By person wrote:

    hehe...yeah the last stanza was debated. I was just so disgusted and I wanted it to come across. I'm still debating it though...now that the emotion is not so vivid I may take it off. Thankyou!

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