VICTIM

[Lisa Arnold]

VICTIM

Behind veiled darkness,
I struggle to exist.
My life is shattered
among the remnants
and ruins.

My eyes no longer see.
My voice has been silenced.
Inside the depths of my being,
I taste semblance of freedom.

Vacuous thoughts enter
my weary mind.
Inside the vise
of uncertainty’s fear,
I grapple.

Beneath the smother
of nonexistence, I am trapped.
I am no longer strong enough
to resist destiny’s fate.

I am rendered
helpless and
to myself,
I fall victim.


©2010 Lisa Arnold

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[Betty]

This is a soild poem all the way through! I enjoyed the read. You seem to be writing more from the soul these days. This write has much meaning and depth.

I thank you for sharing this one with us.

[trina]

Lisa, this reminds me of how I felt when my sister was murdered. I still have an emptiness inside of me. You emote well in your poetry.

these words I cherish:


Behind veiled darkness,
I struggle to exist.
My life is shattered
among the remnants
and ruins.

[Silent-One]

I like this as well, kinda reminds me of Langston Hughes. Very straight forward and precise writing!

[Lisa Arnold]

thanks Betty, trina and Harry

trina, I somewhat understand how you feel. That sadness takes awhile to go away

I probally will not be back to the site until late tonight or early tomorrow morning casue I have a busy day, so have a great day all

[Charles]

Lisa, I truly gush when I read your poetry.

this part is me:

"Beneath the smother
of nonexistence, I am tapped.
I am no longer strong enough
to resist destiny’s fate."


thanks for the great read!



by the way, did you mean "trapped" instead of "tapped"

[Brian]

I suspect we all feel this way from time to time, I know I do.

good job on this one, Lisa ;D

[Lisa Arnold]

thanks blue and Brian, yeah blue I did mean "trapped" thanks for seeing that typo.

have a great day you two!

[Dana]

how do you get inside the mind like this? I loved every word.

Lisa, I will talk with you later. I sent you an email. I won't be back this week, so you have a great week and weekend.

[percy]

is this a new one or have I read this on your other site?

I am liking it much!

[ken]

good flow and great job!

[Lisa Arnold]

thanks Dana, Percy and Ken!

[Rose]

I like it as well...nice write.

[Lisa Arnold]

thank you much Rose!

[Reggie]

good meaning, I like the title and ending as well

these are my favorite lines:


"Beneath the smother
of nonexistence, I am trapped.
I am no longer strong enough
to resist destiny’s fate."


thanks for posting