Locked In My Mind

A woman in the corner,
Sat motionless on the floor.
They called her my mother,
But I'd never seen her before.

I was taken to my home,
By other unknown faces.
But the rooms full of memories,
Were to me just empty spaces.

I woke up one morning,
To a stranger not too strange.
His eyes teemed with pain,
But his expression didn't change.

Long after he was gone,
I sat staring at the ceiling,
Trying to make sense of
The turmoil I'd been feeling.

And when I closed my eyes,
I could almost recall,
The stories they kept telling me;
I almost got past the wall.

Yet the sky was too cloudy,
And the fog too thick.
The streets were too crowded,
Enough to make me sick.

As months passed by,
I lived on aimlessly.
A mere forgotten shadow,
Of the girl I used to be.

And there were times when I
Almost unlocked the cuff.
The key came close to the lock,
But it was never close enough.

 

Reviews

[Lotus Twilight]

It hit me in my heart....a strong poem indeed! Well done!

[Radhika]

Thanks a lot :) I appreciate the comment :)

[Coyote Poetry]

A powerful poem. I could feel the mind struggling to understand. You open the door to many places and thoughts in the poem. The ending left the poem with questions and the unknown. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Radhika]

Thank you. I appreciate the review :)