There is no Individuality

I hold my Heart in a jar,

My Dreams in a box,

And my Hopes on a tray,

I keep my happiness lock away,

and my anger tied up,

I keep my creativity shoved to the back,

Locked in chains,

And my individuality,

Is,

Trapped in the back...  

Author's Note

I don't know if anyone's going to be able to understand this....

Reviews

[MightyMouse]

Well, I like the way it sounds, but sadly I never really grasp the meaning of poems. It sounds like it's talking about the way society thinks everyone needs to be and the struggle for those of us with an abundance of spirit to try to hide it to please everyone. Everything in your poem talks about things that are trapped. I don't have any idea if this makes sense. My mind is everywhere right now. But it's still a good poem.
Just thought I'd add that it sounds almost like you're perceiving society as kind of robotic. I'm having a hard time explaining this, but I hope you understand what I mean.

[PenguinEmpiress]

What you've said seems spot on to me. When I starting writing it, it was meant to be a sort depressing poem like my other ones and was supposed to be about how we lock our hopes and dreams away and live lives that weren't meant for us.
Than it it just went into individuality and how most people remove their individuality to become someone else for someone else, if that makes sense. Thinking about it now, those are basically the same thing.

[TheAimlessWanderer]

you never show people the things that make you truly special because you are ashamed just like you are at feeling anger so you lock away all your dreams because you are afraid of what other people might think you serve all your hopes to everyone because it is the only thing you believe that is palatable for others throwing away all that makes you you only wearing a chosen mask of semitruths or complete lies throughout life to cover up you insecurities and feelings that is what i got from reading this thanks for sharing this with me keep it up it was great !

[PenguinEmpiress]

Thank you so much!! But this was the original idea of the poem, thank you again for taking the time to read it!

[TheAimlessWanderer]

sorry didn't realize you already explained it loved the poem thanks for sharing with me (: