Poetry: Loneliness by Devishi Kapoor
Loneliness
Suffocating in a crowded room,
Barely breathing under the sheets.
Hoping for a hand,
But pushing it away.
Don’t dare to try to help me,
For I know you won’t stay.
My head hurts and my jaw cracks,
I wave hello and smile good night.
Where did you go yesterday?
I waited all the while.
I needed you, I expected you rather.
That, alas, makes it my fault.
He comes to visit me
As I lie alone in bed every night;
Clenching my teeth
For the unwelcome visitor
Slips under my covers
Already declaring himself the victor.
Striking my forehead,
Lifting my shirt,
Touching every part unheard.
Clenching my legs, I cannot move,
For the constant agonising pain in my throat,
Strips me of my peace and hope.
I lie there, pretending its a dream
But it isn’t, you see…
How would you see though?
You weren’t there.
Maybe if you stopped by once in a while
He’ll stop coming.
Pouncing on me like a hungry tiger on its prey,
He climbs up my back,
And down my breast;
The physical pain down my spine,
Can’t begin to match,
The vandalising havoc in my mind.
Belief in myself and those around
Not worth a speck,
For they all watch in plain daylight
With not an attempt to make him stop
I do not blame them-
For they cannot see.
They cannot see,
And I do not speak,
Of the wretched he that abuses me.
His name is long, a little eerie,
And every night when he leaves,
He takes with him, a small part of me.
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