Inside Out

Inside Out

A Poem by nadia dmitri
"

It eats like its preparing for winter

"

Inside me there is beast 

Red and sour like a pomegranate

Honest and ugly like a bathroom mirror 


Its teeth are growing sharper by the hour 

Its claws are growing longer by the minute

Its roar is growing louder by the second


It demands revenge, thorned and senseless revenge 

The kind that could never be justified 

Beyond the frantic flailing of a silent little girl 


Every piece of anger I have ever swallowed 

Has been consumed by this beast 

It eats like its preparing for winter


It sits and waits with aching joints

Locked behind a bitten tongue

Stitching up its wounds with webs of lies


One day it will stand with a confident spine

Gaze at you with bloodshot eyes 

Open its unclenched jaw and cry out


"Is this really what it has come to?"


"Is this what it takes to finally be heard?"


"Must I turn myself inside out for you to finally see me?"

© 2024 nadia dmitri


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The anger and frustration of not being heard in word and emotion rages like a beast within. Like the Hydra each time a head is taken off others grow in its place. It can not be fought in battle but only through understanding. I hear the anger raging in this piece. Nicely done

Posted 2 Months Ago


nadia dmitri

2 Months Ago

Thank you for your thoughts Soren :)
This is majestic piece of writing. Just very well done! Last two lines, just knock the hell out!
"Is this what it takes to finally be heard?"
"Must I turn myself inside out for you to finally see me?"
This write talks to the reader in such a direct way about the pent up feelings, emotions, hurt, anger and many. The imagery and the words, all strike a killer balance to put the idea across in a stark way. The images of the creature that is conjured up by the author itself is quite foreboding enough. I'm just glad its on the paper now and not in action. Thanks for sharing this wonderfully penned poem, nadia.

Posted 2 Months Ago


nadia dmitri

2 Months Ago

Thank you for such a thoughtful and kind review :) I appreciate it!!
Abhilash Hegde

2 Months Ago

you're most welcome, nadia :)
Excellent piece about inner toil and conflict, ending with the stronger than strong line "Must I turn myself inside out for you to finally see me?"
Superb piece.

Posted 7 Months Ago


nadia dmitri

7 Months Ago

Thank you so so much for your kind words :)
A raw and savage piece of writing; anger and hurt oozing from every pore. What pain and more to endure, such wretched emotions to live with, nadia. If this poem is based on fact, I so hope you feel less hurt and anger soon; if this is fiction then, your ability to write in this manner is extraordinary,

' "Is this really what it has come to?"
"Is this what it takes to finally be heard?"
"Must I turn myself inside out for you to finally see me?" '

Posted 7 Months Ago


nadia dmitri

7 Months Ago

Thank you for your kind words Emma :))
Now this is right up my alley. Stitching wounds with web of lies. A unforgiving mirror and the monster eating all the negatives until there is no more room in its belly and a verbal assault ensues and finally the person stands their ground.

I did just that in a text today. Written with an eloquent response to an unthoughtful unkind action.

We can only take so much before the blood of the bitten tongue over fills the beast and it emerges with vigor

Posted 7 Months Ago


nadia dmitri

7 Months Ago

That is exactly what I was getting at, thank you for always giving such thoughtful interpretations a.. read more
Poetic Beauty

7 Months Ago

You are welcome. This one really hit the mark for me today!! I needed to read this poem. It suited m.. read more
Anytime I read a new poem from you, it feels like you have expanded in some way, and I think that is the mark of a true artist, always trying to push towards somewhere you haven't been. The line "it eats like its preparing for winter" is almost harrowing, a fantastic image that portrays this cavernous feeling. Right on man!

Posted 7 Months Ago


nadia dmitri

7 Months Ago

Thank you so so much :'( I appreciate when people notice my diction, thank you for noticing it my fr.. read more

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Added on March 6, 2024
Last Updated on March 6, 2024
Tags: poetry, metaphor, symbolism, allegory, free verse


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