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Escape


I want to escape,

Escape from here,

Total frustration,

Anger, fear.

 

I want to escape,

Escape from here,

Too much confusion,

Too many tears.

 

I thought I was free,

Away from that darkened journey,

Only to find,

Myself going crazy.

 

Take me away,

Away from it all,

Head is going to explode,

Someone catch the fall.

 

Wait a moment,

You can't go anywhere,

Look in the mirror,

Look at that stare.

 

Eyes bloodshot,

Sleep deprivation,

Muscle aching,

Total agitation.

 

Feel crazy on the inside,

Look crazy on the outside too,

Someone pull this trigger,

Before I pull it before you.

 

Locked inside,

This prison cell,

The stretch is lengthy,

Feels like hell.

 

Not turning off,

No way, No chance,

Inside this mind of mine,

A continual fucked up dance. 

 

Normality has gone,

Routine too,

Replaced with a madness,

That familiar for me and you. 

 

As I sit by,

Pondering what to do,

Suddenly a month goes by,

The years have flew.

 

Trying to fight,

The madness within,

Grey hair on my brow,

Perhaps, I can still win. 

 

I close my tired eyes,

To shut down a difficult day,

Close down those difficult memories,

No chance, no way. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WestLondonMan

Like a lot of us been through shitty parts in my life. In 2018 I was living in London, attending a part time acting school. It was a great time. Also I was presenting at an event, one of the tutors at the acting school took me under his wing and mentored me. Part of that process he taught me how to write poetry, or at least express myself through it. Now, I write a poem every day, I write for a hobby. I've had a varied career, the only thing I can say is writing is the best things I've ever done. I absolutely love it. Have got 14 publications on a short story website and launching my own website in December 2022, http://www.PeterGreenhall.com Feel free to add any comments. I hope you enjoy reading my poems as much as I enjoyed putting them together.

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