Memoirs of battle-lines

Built a self-made prison of fear and beliefs,

     wrapped in tissue paper blankets of regrets

 discordant conflicted rhyme of untimeliness's wrath

    combat fatigues are worn out at the knees,

bombardment on the front of exposure's war

     prolonging disturbance's harbor'd damages,

active participant in a memoir of battle-lines  

Author's Note

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Sometimes some of us get trapped in a time warp where life appears to pin us down and not let us free from negative emotions. Sometimes though we can chose to break free. This appears to suggest the prison is self made and a corollary is that we are trapped by our own choice even though there are reasons for our grief and sadness. As always full of emotion and descriptive metaphors.

[Frieda P]

It is what it is, sometimes the math just adds up and we can't escape our demons, if that makes any sense at all....thanks John.

[AprilRN1210]

You KNOW that I can relate to this on every level.. That butterfly can still fly ma'am.. she is just shaky and feels beaten down and imprisoned by the demons that others have inflicted upon her... It is such a dark, scary place, I know this.. it can feel so cold and hopeless, but the glow inside of you is so remarkably beautiful and warming it can defeat those evil captors and allow you to fly again... It is time to stop listening to others, and start looking deep for that amazing, bright spirit that I have come to know and love and allow her to guide you on the path of freedom.. It is possible.. and you CAN do it.. with every fiber of my being I know this to be true.. YOU are an AMAZING person... and this is such an honest, real, and brave write.. ((hugs))

[KWP]

the most powerful weapon we have ... our mind ... we use it so easily to put us into an unrelenting spin of self inflicted turmoil ... until we remember once again to look in another direction ...

great strong penetrable words sexy lady x x

[anne]

So deep and heart connecting to read ....sometimes we are in snares of ourselves and sometimes trapped by other.......So painful to read....let the destiny be kind to him and one should not move to such state any how......its so well written like always.....

[kublakhan27]

I relate to this in ways that will be difficult for me to articulate Mrs.R...the easiest way to express how much I feel this piece is to point out that The Wall was my favourite album through my teenage years, and remains one of my top two or three favourite albums, and you know how many albums I have...the first line set the table for me right off the hop...I feel like I've lived my life in a prison...part of it is down to me, but definitely not all of it...I got a lot of help in the construction of my prison...regrets, discordant conflicted rhymes, that's me all right...I suppose this is a good day for me to read this...it would resonate with me on any day, but I happen to be having a less-than-great day and these words speak to me in volumes...I require a sympathetic guard to slip me a key if I'm gonna get out of this prison...maybe poetry is that guard, maybe your poetry even more than mine...I feel every single piece you write, and this one hit me like a hammer...your effortless brilliance is once again on display Mrs.R, and I can't help but be awestruck by it, every single time...xo

[Matching Socks]

Such a sad feeling of being trapped, by others, ourselves. :(
Where is my saviour to come slay the beasts that bind me.
Great poem Frieda. xo

[Frieda P]

You know, sometimes we're our own worst enemies, thanks so much Ana Sophia, there are truly are no white knights left to slay the krakens either it seems....xo

[Matching Socks]

Where's my sword? Time I did my OWN slaying. :)

[Frieda P]

It's at your fingertips hon, write on. :)

[Matching Socks]

Oh yeah! Jeez. :)
I feel so empowered now. Thanks sweetie. xx
I leave for vacation tomorrow morning. Will miss you and your poems.

[Frieda P]

Have a grand time, everyone deserves a holiday, if you call being with your kids 24/7 a vacation. ;) Will miss you too! xo

[Matching Socks]

Oh yeah, and my husband too! :)
When we travel we do it Griswald style.

[Frieda P]

Ha sounds like fun, make a movie. :)