Express Myself- a collection of short poems

Not alone

*thump* *thump* *thump*

Every single day I used to knock on the wall expecting no answer

but everything suddenly changed one day

*thump* *thump*

when I struck the wall once more

in a last-ditch attempt

*thump*

there was no reason for me not to bail

*thump*

there was nothing different

*thump*

except

after a few seconds

As I turned to the door with my luggage

another voice was suddenly outwards bound

it boomeranged off from the walls and caused a sudden gasp

and my bags dropped

questions frantically barraged into my head

anxiety pulled me back towards the door

Wasn't I supposed to be alone?

What's this strange voice's goal?

I blinked once

I blinked twice

*step*

*step*

I shook my head sleepily

*step*

I must be going insane

*step* until

the voice stopped me again

*Sto-STOP* muffled but loud

I walked closer

and curiosity won me over

I leaned against the wall

*hi*

*hey*

with one word questions turned sentences turned fully-fledged dialogues

we started conversing

Night and day

afternoon and evening

I realized I wasn't the only one here

there shouldn't be any reason for me to live in fear

A few weeks passed, I tried knocking the wall again

without any nuisance piece by piece, they fell to the floor

I closed my eyes

I didn't want to ruin it

I didn't want to regret it

but

one by one my eyes, they were coerced open

slowly my vision unblurred

I settled on a figure

standing on the other end

realization dawned on me

the voice was none other

than a

friend