Poetry

Weak

written by: OurSacredHonor

Each sentence poorly constructed
From a scattered thought interrupted
Corrupted, decaying chain of command
Pen fails the poem cuz the brain failed the hand
File the rough edges under "imperfections"
If there's no room for them there put them in place of missing directions
Corrections not made leaving this incomplete
Pieces are spread all about at my feet
A project unfinished like these dreams not made real
But like movies still capable of making me feel
Set the course for anywhere else
Because I'm sick of being lost here by myself

Out of reach
Invincible to me
Impervious to my figures of speech
Against you I am weak

The English language seems different to me at 2:21 AM
The words on the page seem of a different age and I can't help but stare back at them
Jumbled up signals with no waves on which to ride
Yet each one provides security and behind them I can hide
Unsure whether it's harder to read or harder to write at night
Yet positive that it's easier to run than it is to fight
A dictionary is not how a word is defined
It's a process of context interpreted by the mind
A writer cannot be constrained by the boundaries of prose
Hence the freedom of poetry that I wish to compose
To this day it can baffle me still
How at times my own words seem to have free will
They fly off the tongue like you wouldn't believe
And at times they can even deceive me

Out of reach
Invincible to me
Impervious to my figures of speech
Against you I am weak

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