Paper Cages

When I feel like I'm about to combust

When red is all I can see

When I'm accosted by a feeling of mistrust

Like everyone around me

Should just...

 

Words form like arrows ready to fly through the air

It's why I keep my bow unstrung

So they stick, just there

At the tip of my tongue

Weighed down by things I'll not bring to bare

 

I aim them at the page

The only way to free my thoughts

My own directed rage

Ideas safely caught

Held in a paper cage

 

This poem is about: 
Me

Comments

Additional Resources

Get AI Feedback on your poem

Interested in feedback on your poem? Try our AI Feedback tool.
 

 

If You Need Support

If you ever need help or support, we trust CrisisTextline.org for people dealing with depression. Text HOME to 741741