You built my prison.
Year after year of mindless regret,
filled to the brim only to set,
Covered like paint; cracked and thin,
Stripped to reveal the state I'm in.
Filled with questions you refuse to answer,
I reach out to find you're more like a cancer,
Stuck to my brain you live off my fear,
The memories you make me remember,
Only ever leave me in tears.
I look around this room and I sigh,
The only escape I have,
Is when I'm fucked up and high,
You tell me you love me,
But when you open your mouth,
All I hear are lies.
My heart feels like a house of cards,
Yet you keep playing,
You say you gave me the best start,
Yet you had no plan on staying.
You looked me in the eye and smiled,
Your soul screams you're running for miles,
You were meant to be my one protection,
Yet you are the one that built my prison.
A bit of advice from me to you,
Please need this whatever you do,
If you plan to make life,
And then criticize all they do,
Take a look in the mirror,
And realise you're broken too.
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This poem is a bullet, a reminder to yourself that you will always hold a most powerful weapon, resilience.
Keep writing, never succumb to another contagious mind.
Welcome to Cosmo, I hope you find what you are looking for.
Emotion packed.
The use of the second person point of view works well in the poem.
Favorite stanza:
Year after year of mindless regret,
filled to the brim only to set,
Covered like paint; cracked and thin,
Stripped to reveal the state I'm in.
This is a superb opening stanza. I could sense the turmoil throughout the poem, frustration, regret and a feeling of sadness. I really like the first stanza.
The lines here are powerful, gave me goosebumps.
Take a look in the mirror,
And realise you're broken too.
What I would consider revising:
1 spelling error: (realise – realize).
Thank you for sharing your poem.
Can relate.