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about not sharing your feelings for fear of rejection

              WORDS
Sometimes it 's easy to forget ,
Just how fleeting this life is,
Like a comet blazing its way across the heavens ,
One minute,
It's light burnt out the next.

 

I feel soo much that I cannot say,
To those I love,to those who love me,
The words stuck in my throat,
Like a bird locked in a cage,
Slamming itself against the confines of its prison.

 

My words on this page,
Lay witness to feelings I cannot voice,
To emotions that remain unnamed,
To stories that lay untold,
By its mute bard ,that knows no sign language.

 

To offer a clue to what lay unspoken,
Inside a heart afraid of rejection,
Of mockery, of conversations,
Laced with saccharine sweetness,
Daring not to question lest the answer wounds me.

 

In this I willlngly wear the guise of a coward,
For to see condemnation,
In the eyes of those who hold my love,
Would tear me asunder and break me,
As surely as if I were glass tossed heedlessly to the floor.

 

So I keep these feelings to myself,
And trap them deep in the confines of my soul,
Where they cannot cause me harm,
Were they not reciprocated,
And pray that I will not be a coward all the days of my life.

 

That I will one day be brave,
Enough to trust those I love,
To love me back ,
Unquestioning and accepting ,
Of my many flaws as I willingly am of theirs.   

          

Reviews

[Joyce S. Greene]

I hope you do let that bird out of its cage, Vidya. You might just find that those you love are as forgiving of you as you are of them. I love this poem! It speaks for many people who are afraid of being themselves because of a fear of rejection. You couldn't have said it better and I give it an A+

[Vidya Bacchus]

Thank you so much your words mean a lot to me:)

[Chandler bing]

I adore your choice of words and it is a very strong poem indeed .

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you very much .

[Chris Rampersad]

HAHAHA. You actually have more words? So all that talkin u does do home isnt all. Haha. Again good poem.

PS: Anybody who read my reviews for her dont take them as bashing she's my sister I allowed to poke fun at her. lol.

[Vidya Bacchus]

you suck .I have some choice words for you ,but it might not be soo good for me to post them .They might kick me out lol.

[Chris Rampersad]

HAHAHA. Your mouth does run like water I doh know how u could say how u does cya say anything.

[Vidya Bacchus]

i am ignoring you now lol

[ron]

My words on this page,
Lay witness to feelings I cannot voice,
To emotions that remain unnamed,
To stories that lay untold,

So I keep these feelings to myself,
And trap them deep in the confines of my soul,
Where they cannot cause me harm,
Were they not reciprocated,
And pray that I will not be a coward all the days of my life.

You have penned how I feel Vidya.

[Vidya Bacchus]

I think a lot of people feel this way.The fear of rejection is something that turns us into cowards sometimes.If we say nothing we cannot be hurt.Thanks for reading.

[ron]

Very true.

[Sanober]

"Daring not to question lest the answer wounds me"
Great line...and a deeply expressive, sensitive poem. I hope that you will find the courage to say those words aloud...life's too short to keep important words trapped inside, my friend. Wonderful writing.

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you very much .Sometimes we keep feelings to ourselves until it is too late to to tell those that matter to us.

[KeelyJane]

This was beautifully penned. I think this poem explains why we gravitate to poetic expressions. Thanks for sharing.

[Vidya Bacchus]

I thank you soo much for your kindness

[BlahBlahBlah]

What a powerful poem! it encapsulates perfectly the feeling of insecurity and the fear of emotional rejection many face! Nice work!! :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you for reading and understanding,this is exactly what I meant

[Emily Donovan]

"...Lay witness to feelings I cannot voice,
To emotions that remain unnamed,
To stories that lay untold,
By its mute bard ,that knows no sign language."

I loved those lines they are very powerful, keep up the good work :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you soo much dear poet.

[Sami Khalil]

"So I keep these feelings to myself,
And trap them deep in the confines of my soul,
Where they cannot cause me harm,
Were they not reciprocated,
And pray that I will not be a coward all the days of my life."

You have described the feelings of rejection and fear within the confines of the self marvelously...A very powerful poem...:)..................

[Vidya Bacchus]

thank you for your kind words .This is exactly what i was feeling when I wrote this poem.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. Good to know...You are welcome...:)........................