I wrote this poem a few days ago. I tried to get an unusual rhythm going with the meter. The subject is abstract of course. It concerns the nagging doubts and fears that you don’t want to discuss, address or give name to. It’s as if by doing so, they may become more real. Though by suppressing them it makes them even more nebular and scary. You can’t win really. But the point is that they don’t win.

I start to sieve silt from my crowded house
There’s too many ghosts in this soft machine
They vie for attention
And beg for a mention
I feel myself helpless to contravene
The constant drip drip of these nagging thoughts
They won’t let me be – they just want their say
They whisper and rustle
They bluster and bustle
I try to submerge and keep them at bay
They beg to address me – engage me in chat
They just want importance. They want some form
They long to break free
To impersonate me
But can I hold out and weather this storm?
They quite rightly sense that I can’t set them loose
They pinch and creep up especially at night
I keep drowning them out
As they scream and they shout
I won’t let them out and cross into the light.
©L. M. Roberts
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A very nice poem…I think you capture quite well that inner thought process…easpecially like the part about at night.
Thanks slpmartin! I’m just experimenting with all sorts of poetry at the moment. When I read it back, it sounded a bit…… but no, mustn’t go there..mustn’t let them out lol!
Thanks for taking the time to comment – appreciated!
I’m not sure why I like this poetic experiment (perhaps the internal rhymes) and do agree w/slpmartin. Thanks 🙂
Thanks Dustus! My next experiment involves Haiku, something I’ve never done before. It’s good to try something new – thanks for visiting always appreciated!
I think that yr experiment succeeded like mad.
I trust that you learned from it after kinda giving voice to kinda giving voice to those things…well, you know.
thanx again. I can relate.
Thanks namelessneed 🙂 They still pop up from time to time….but I know them for what they are now. Thanks for visiting and taking the time to read – its appreciated 🙂