Let Me Be

These echoes, I don’t want to hear
These lacerations, anymore I can’t acquiesce.
Unshackle, Uniron me.
Let me, Let me be.
Please.

Exfoliate the plasters, Unmute me.
You have turned me deaf.
My rumblings, I fail to recognize.
This is far too tight.

Let me breathe, Let me see.
Can’t comprehend a thing,
This Black Canvas and black ink.

You have barricaded my shadows even,
Have none to see me bleed.
The torture you inflict
I don’t even weep.
Just let me,
Let me be.

I won’t let your beast feast
Try you may.
I’ll run, canter away.
I’ll be what I want to be
I’ll be me.

I’ll unchain the cables
That confound, confine and clot
The veins which gushed with
Liberty, eccentricity and identity;
That denude, depredate, desecrate my soul
The damage’s done
I’ll still run

I want to be, what I have never been.
Want to see, want to be.
Want to scream, my own preceptor be.
Want to smell, the scent of selfhood .
Want to savor, the sweetness of my sweat.
Want to feel, what it is to be me.

Let me be, what I want to be
For I am now debilitated and sick.
I’ll run, I’ll run anyway.
I’ll be, what I want to be.
I’ll be me
And Master,
My pale shadows
Will be mocking thee.

Filed under: Poetry

Pensive

Tearless crying, Mirthless Laughter
Ignorant bliss, All to ponder.

Inaudible shouts, Loud whispers
Thinking anew, Nascent views.

Wired Fences, High jump
Asking Oasis, Unending run.

Castigated Self, Unbounded limits
Climbing walls, Aroused within.

Engulfing misery, Surrounding sorrow
Depressing Past, Promising tomorrow.

Infinite wants, Definite needs
Asking attendance, Demanding heed.

Burgeoning burdens, Stinging expectations
Teasing temptations distracting directions.

Relentless taunts, Emotionless support
Silent crucifixion, Need ropes.

Unknown acquaintances, Known foes
Tidying mess, Long to go.

Questionable answers, Unanswered questions
Seeking sense, Any suggestions?

Filed under: Poetry, Rants