Sheltered

Numbness comes and goes
Immunity to life, perhaps
Although beauty glows
Failure proudly claps 

Tragic stories fill my ears
Things I cannot fathom
So I choose not to hear
My fuzzy muffs, I grab 'em

Sheltered by a cardboard box
Built sturdy by my lies
Preparing for when reality knocks
To save my virgin eyes

It shields the wind of a broken heart
A no trespassing sign in front
There shall be no end, if I never start
This is my grandest stunt
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Michelle Avatar
August 9, 2017 at 2:43 PM
Your rhyme is fantastic! I love how you write, Anna! Love, Juli-Michelle
Pinet Avatar
November 10, 2015 at 1:08 PM
Your words are simplicity themselves, but in context they speak volumes on the mind frame, hopes, admissions and views of the author. The words fall from the page and collect gently within our hearts. This is an inspirational poem, described with feeling written by the heart and energized by the soul. Emile. #7
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