Illusions Or Reality

CONCRETE AND STEEL ? Incased between thick walls Forged in concrete and steel Experiencing in mind Illusions deadly real. Images waft behind Her invincible walls No heros remaining To help avert her falls? Spirit unable to fly Encumbranced can not soar From behind nor between Barriers and locked tight door. Deeply felt her emotions Suffering, torment, despair Friends real or imagined Why there…and then not there? Hasn’t noticed the tears Nor their trial down her cheeks Pleading God’s assistance From her nightmares…nightly seeks!

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Muhammad Imtiaz

Date: 3/12/2018 7:37:00 AM

Hi BBN this is an excellent write of you like your other poems . i touched my heart ....i like your selection of words and ideas........your right selection of words and ideas are rhyming with each other .......i just love it.......Love for you, your mom, dad and kids and Norway My fav..........

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 7/16/2019 11:39:00 PM

Please forgive me for not thanking you for your lovely comments. I was away for a while. I'm back now and thank you again for reading my works.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 1/28/2018 3:44:00 AM

"She needed a hero, so that's what she became"...you must keep writing. I hear what you are saying in these words Barbara and Silent One's comment below is so true. I feel you are a very strong woman. x

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 3/13/2018 11:11:00 AM

Hard to keep writing. My style usually not strong like this' Not profound, nor artistic and poetic vocabulary like serious writers. Haven't figured out how and what I write could be called because of simple form. Thank you for your encouragement. I admire your style,

Silent One

Date: 1/24/2018 10:02:00 AM

A deep poem we all have walls Barbara, and only special people can climb over them... well written..

Barbara Barry-Nishanian
Date: 3/13/2018 10:59:00 AM

thank you! In life and in nightmares..we keep climbing. bbn