Keymaster

Keymaster

A Poem by Max Whipple III
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Self destruction, denial and depression

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  I creep along the bottom of my cell

the cell in which I am trapped

the cell for which I have the key

the key that's trapped inside myself

tearing myself open to grab it

destroying what I am not

..to rebuild as I am

is it sanity to accept my insanity

..or insane to deny the obvious

when I wrote this test did I have the answers

..or did I feign the success to forget the truth

the same songs play

the same memories burn

who was I when I was not me

when I was not this

when I thought I knew

can I progress through regression

can I regress to move on

 I can't go back

  I can't look forward

  I can only look back and move forward

trying to learn what I've unlearned

trying to practice what I can't preach

because I don't know

..and I can't see

who I am or where I'll be

only what I am not and where I am

inside my cell

the cell in which I am trapped

the cell for which I have the key

a key I've lost inside myself

guarding myself to hide it

destroying what I am

to rebuild as I am not

© 2013 Max Whipple III


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Added on February 14, 2013
Last Updated on February 14, 2013
Tags: depression, self-destruction, denial, sadness, identity

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Max Whipple III
Max Whipple III

Chandler, AZ



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I am a musician and aspiring poet/writer. I'm in school to get my BA in English. I hope to one day have something published somewhere significant, but right now it's just a hobby and much needed creat.. more..

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A Poem by Max Whipple III