Wrapped in silken warmth
Strangled by the face
I feel content in this embrace
I cannot breathe
Thinking about you
The mere thought
Ruptures my being
He can look at me
I'll just smile
While you haunt my every day
My night
My life
You shadowed my childhood
A reaper waiting to strike
False reassurance
Knowing I wouldn't fight
You hung around for years
Only to disappear
Where did you go?
Don't I have a right to know?
Quiet I was
Fragile I am
But I will not let you win
You've taken those years from me
Just so you could start again
Why do I care about a phantom?
One who's moved on
Leaving me with nothing
Only to question the unsaid
The unspoken
I can keep thinking about you
Poisoning
Strangling me
Until my last day
It wouldn't matter anyway
You're a ghost of my past
A nightmare of my present
And I don't intend to let you dictate my future
So, I'm letting you go
I'm done grieving the possibility
That you could've been better
Could've been there
You weren't
And never will be
You are the whispers of my mind
I will not listen to again
You are the screams of my subconscious
That will be put to rest
And you are the last person
I need in my life
Despite you leaving it after these years
You are nothing but a monster under my bed
I'm done checking if you're still there
I'm going to sleep now
And once I wake up
I'll never dream of you again.
~~RDP~~
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Living In The Mind's Cage
PoetryThe poems start inexperienced, I was younger then. As you read further it shows my growth as a person and my fallbacks. Maturing slowly through each one. It's my mental journey. These are poems are my outlet and help me with my issues when I can't d...
