I can banter with the best
engage in mindless conversation;
smile, laugh, share all the tells
to fool a casual observer,
make believe that all is well
while fending my anxiety
for just a moment's company.
Yet silence echoes in my head
without shape or definition
through endless strings of empty days
in never-ending repetition.
Perhaps these walls that I have built
to guard a scarred and crippled heart
are now a cell of my creation,
and I am locked in solitude,
a prisoner of my own volition.
The map I follow is obsolete
and I am lost, without direction.
The landmarks that I thought I knew
have been replaced since their inception.
I plot a course and forge ahead
along a path that’s overgrown
my footfalls padding unknown trails.
Yet, the air is sweet, a warm wind blows,
and slow and steady stays the course…
if nothing else this life has shown
that I can make it on my own.
© GBrannan 2022
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