Houdini

Mind games we get caught up in, that reak havoc on our psyche!

.......And those pictures I saw

Oh what a reality check!

No no I knew it, it was so evident

Your transparency swims along side with the jelly fish

such a jester, an illusionist of sorts......

a Jack of Spades, in every pocket

the pain a jagged spear, piercing my every breath

The room I sit in, the images that flash,

  you must be practicing your Great Escape!

only I feel like I'm the one tied up in the tank of water

looming walls of stark white You hate them, you must hate me...

The white room, ironically the place you spend most of your nights

the light from your cell, reflecting off the TV screen

the stairs creaking, paralyzed to the spot I hide in the shadows,

 disgusted at my demise, whats next, handcuffs, straight jacket?

I'm in that space I don't want to be

you and your side kick Houdini create black smoke and illusions

I wait for your next trick.....the coffin?

We all wait for the sword to slice it in two !

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'Houdini'
Hebe,
I appreciated your author's note: " mind games we get caught up in." I feel that your reference to a cell phone is pretty correct.So many nowadays do have, " a spade in their pocket." and "the room I sit in, the images that flash" and 'the light from your cell reflecting off your tv screen." Anyway this poem was so full of imagery that reminds how computer screens, digital gadgets, and our cell phones are tools but they don't provide company like flesh and blood people do. I hope I am not to far off.
blessings,
Kathy

[Pete]

this is very cool, clever & creative. you've captured the wondering & confusion of those mind games so perfectly. awesome title draws you in. love the magic trick metaphor. enjoyed this one a lot! you & i have similar style and thought process (scary - never realized just how similar). this is a gem. :)

[Hebe]

:) i see it in your writing so many times... maybe we met in another dimension. ..that would be cool ! Thank you for yourwords.

[Rennie St. James]

The name and tag line captured my attention - I like the thought of associating mind games with Houdini! Very interesting read and certainly made me think which is all a writer can ask for really! ;)

[Hebe]

Thank you so much...appreciate it :)