The Escape Artist
By Laura Dee
October 24, 2014
When I was 5 I used to fantasize
About the girl I was inside
But I pushed it under a disguise
Tangled up in lies where I could always hide
So I just ran away that day...
When I was only 10 immersed myself in sin
Just for my friend, a boy at camp
He could call his boyfriend until the bitter end
Send me on a path, he was the stamp
Instead I just ran away...
Then a slower dance brought me a new romance
The girls could really move their hips
Penetrate me with a glance and leave me in a trance
I really loved to move their lips
I f***ing ran away again...
When I was 25 I turned to stone inside
How I wished I just was gay
But then she came inside with no where left to hide
And the demons came my way
Then I ran away again and again...
So now I come outside of the lines
Two steps away from the caution signs
And now i stay in a volatile place
It's ok if they say it's a damn disgrace
So now I'm running away again
From all I've ever known
All I've known...
[Listening to "Bloody Poetry" by Grieves]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gLvgc9U5u0
Copyright © Laura Dee | Year Posted 2014
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