"The Chamber of My Heart"

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The Chamber of My Heart

In the dark of the night,

A pitch black sky,

Lightning in the distance,

Something not feeling right,

The sky as dark as your soul,

Lies told aplenty,

Feeling a sense of loss,

As the truth comes forward,

Locking my emotions in a cell,

Throwing away the key myself,

Not allowing a single person in,

Not wanting to experience such pain again,

Surrounded by bars,

I sit in the corner,

Looking straight down,

Numbing myself in the process,

I finally break free,

Before being struck by illness,

Unable to walk,

Feeling entrapped once again,

Told it could be permanent,

That I may lose my legs,

With a sound of pessimism,

Terrifying images then portrayed,

Imprisoned once again,

Numb from an unknown cause,

Praying for an answer,

Praying for my life back,

I awaken one morning,

Rise with a sense of hope,

No longer feeling helpless,

The sentence finally over,

For years my heart resided in a chamber,

Fearful of letting it out,

Until the night I met you,

Unable to encage it anymore,

Sparks fly upon meeting,

Chemistry is shared,

A mutual interest and attraction,

Having not felt this in years,

With smiles on our faces,

My heart’s bestowed unto you,

With a look of immediate discomfort,

An awkwardness fills the room,

Without muttering a sound,

You walk far away,

Without accepting my heart,

Nor even acknowledging it,

An intense pain grows,

One not experienced in years,

Wishing I was numb again,

With my heart locked in a chamber.

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