I remain…

~ ~M

I remain in slumbered thought
And yet my mind aches to go
To be what I should be
To know what I should know

And yet here I sit as always
My body fighting with my mind
The balance between them both
So off-kilter so unkind

The brain at war with the bones
The bones set in stubborn recluse
I fear not even an earthquake
Could shake my body loose

Stuck in that realm of isolation
Peering down on a grand parade
Wishing to be part of everything
Will no one come to my aid?

I’ve become like a stone statue
Watching the crowds pass by
Already in my coffin
Stuck in my mind’s eye

The world hums around me
I’m a lone spectator to the buzz
I remain in sequestered solitude
Free from what the world does

© 2023 Michelle Cook

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42 thoughts on “I remain…”

  9. Your words are so chilling and knowing Michelle

    Love this “The brain at war with the bones
    The bones set in stubborn recluse’
    AND THIS

    “I’ve become like a stone statue
    Watching the crowds pass by
    Already in my coffin
    Stuck in my mind’s eye”

    Powerful metaphors Michelle.

    Now start chipping that stone to let the diamond you are emerge! 💞

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    1. Thank you, Cindy… 💕maybe I am chipping it away without even realizing it. We’re having to use metaphors and similes in my poetry class and I’m having to read a bunch of poetry from the 1700 and 1800’s for my literature classes. It’s all been affecting my writing. I wish I could post the poetry I’ve been writing for those classes, but of course it isn’t allowed.

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        1. Yeah it’s a lot of fun. I think over the next two weeks we’re focusing on some darker topics. Wonder where that’ll lead me. Lol… We have to submit our work to some of the school’s online magazines and an anthology they do every year. Another reason my work can’t be previously published. It’ll be fun to see if anything gets chosen when the semester is over. 😃

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