Secrets

There it is

behind barriers wearing thin

and now walls nearly opaque

is my amiable enigma

       but only for me

 

There it is

every secret enveloped

in a half naked

widely smiling arcanum

that if given the chance would be

proudly presenting the timeworn scars

and yellowing bruises

with shaking confident hands

to everyone wanting to see

 

There it is

naming and laying out every intimate

secrecy in order

reminding me that it is so easy

to wreck the veil

and release the truth to

every obscurity

 

There it is

threatening to disappoint

to start fire 

change my world and

break the bonds

 

There it is

still comforting me and reminding me

that I have this all for myself

that this is my little assortment of secrets

a bouqet to keep me sane

as long as it is mine...

 

 

 

But the shields are unraveling,

and threatening to annihilate.

Reviews

[Last Lying Look]

"There it is
every secret enveloped
in a half naked
widely smiling arcanum
that if given the chance would be
proudly presenting the timeworn scars
and yellowing bruises
with shaking confident hands
to everyone wanting to see"
That part is absolutely amazing! [as is the rest of the poem].
It just really got to me. It's fascinating the way you have described this.
Great work!
-Elissa

[the_ese]

secrecy in order. word

[Pentarch]

This absolutely amazing. I love this. ^__^

[Paza]

"a bouqet to keep me sane
as long as it is mine..."

i have never thought of my secrets as a bouquet before, but this offers so many possibilities. mine would likely be ugly and wilting at this point, but they are mine...i tended them as well as i would have tended a garden...and once in a while, polishing one up, making it beautiful and handing it out to a chosen friend. but in the end, they still have thorns...this is a very thought provoking piece...

[Pevi Mae]

very interesting poem. this is a good write

[poet2angels (lynda)]

Amazing emotion and brilliant use of language in this beautifully written piece...
A haunting sadness resides from beginning to end...
Excellent poetry...

Lynda