Dying To Be Unchained

Hours to days came and passed
weeks to months and even years
a decade to almost two
within me a poet was gravely dying to be unchained
seeking freedom of expression
seeking freedom of speech
 
So restless he was 
pounding inside me like a palpitating heart
dying to be unchained
to be a poet to live among poets
to speak out his voice 
to let out his cries
 
His ambiguous murmurings 
would often steal my attention
as I pondered over them
as deep thoughts possessed my mind
as deep feelings oozed from my heart
and permeated my blood stream
 
Often I wondered to myself
what really this tide of emotions is
ushering me through a reminiscent of my past 
till I realized that within me is a poet 
gravely dying to be unchained
 
Then I discovered my love for the pen to pen 
the poet’s voice when he grows restless 
when he rattles the chains locking him 
when he metamorphoses my deep thoughts
into a sequence of poems
dying to be unchained
 
My love for the pen grew 
stage by stage with age
and when the poet in me speaks
I grab a piece of paper for the pen to ejaculate on
poetic lines diffusing from my right hand
filled with poetry laced blood
onto the pen to mark the birth of a poem
the voice of the poet in me
UNCHAINED
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Leteng Avatar
February 19, 2015 at 6:33 AM
Nice!
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January 31, 2014 at 8:06 AM
wonderful and impressive write and congrats on the win, Pt.Bojosi
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January 28, 2014 at 3:25 PM
HI PT AGAIN... ENJOYING THIS AGAIN...SKAT
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January 28, 2014 at 1:22 PM
PT , <3<3*CONGRATULATIONS, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ENTERING MY CONTEST. Take care ~SKAT~
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January 5, 2014 at 3:08 AM
Very interesting and unique write, congrats on the win,
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January 3, 2014 at 9:58 PM
PT. B D...., Congratulations, thank you for supporting my contest and I. Stop by and read my latest when you have time, have yourself an awesome 2014.. Always~ LINDA"
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