PRISONER

I see all his does

I know where he goes

And with whom he goes

But whats the need for caring

When he is happy with someone else

Yet i sit still too frightened to make an expression

For what if an overflow of words

Out of the my painfulness of my heart

Through my lips will lead to our end

Or what if it actually makes a difference

And we get back to how we used to be.

Somehow I've always wanted to convey to you

The pain and sensation in my heart

But still not too brave enough to take chances

Threatened by the thin line between happiness and sorrow

So i'm stuck here in the middle

Stuck inside these walls too afraid to make a sound

For the fear of being heard and singled out

Simply hoping that one day. if not the next i might be set free

Like a victim before the court of law

Too careful for what i say might lead to a lifetime of loneliness

And too conscious of my every move knowing it might impersonate me.

So i just keep mute and deal with all this pain

Until i'm set free.

© 2015, Knaa Anyorkor Odoi. 

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STABBED

Right on this bed you told me you loved me,
And for reasons unknown i believed without doubt.
Little did i know those words would enslave me,
Blinden me, and leave me shattered.
I put my heart and soul into those words
And in the process I've lost my mind.
My heart is heavy
My soul is in pain
There's a rebel lying deep in my soul
Battling with let him go and let him stay
Like its an easy decision to make
When my body still yearns for your touch
We've always wanted a perfect future together
And we lived each day like a fulfillment of our to be
As we waited for it to come so we could flea
But here i am today,
On this same bed that once brought smiles on my face
And chills down my spine, at the touch of your hand.
Memories that appear anytime i close my eyes,
Making it difficult to let go, even if i need to
I'm filled with anger and pain
My heart is racing with so many emotions
Hoping to let loose and be free
How i feel i do not know
And what i know, i can't believe.
Like a knife you pierced through my insides with those last words
And now that emptiness still remains.
I sit here with thoughts crowded in my mind
But still not the slightest idea how to move on
I built my world around you
And now it all just crumpled and fell
My heart is bleeding
My soul aches
All for trusting

© 2015, Knaa Anyorkor Odoi. 

     All rights reserved.