Empty

An empty canvass of a woman
Stripped and empty and content
Not contained but spilling
Spilling over meticulously measured margins
Of the accepted
And the expected
And the respected
Bursting double stitched, self-conceived notions
Of could have
Should have
Ought to
A truly giving heart's an empty one
An empty room with mirrored walls
It hoards no guilt
Nor hate
Nor love

An empty vessel of a woman

The soaring spirit travels light

Not hollow but free

Free of pain and doubt

Painful doubt

Not free from sin but from its very concept

Stripped away the heavy rags

Of duty, self-imposed

Of shyness, deep embossed

Of longing for recourse

Embrace the freedom to express

Negate the urges to possess

No reason to impress

Just be

Complete

Conceive

Reviews

[Alexander Wolf]

Wow, nice work. The flow of the poem was unusual but worked very well with the theme.
It seems like quite a haunted, ominous piece. Well done

[Orlando Murcia]

Very well written
I enjoyed your creativity
and your flow of words
you did a great job with this
piece

Great work!

Orlando Murcia

[Voltaire Mephisto (aka ..]

That piece made me feel sad and imagine a woman mistreated, ignored, and with self-esteem issues. Good stuff.