Walls of Woe
I see it,
I see the silence now
shattering, lingering,
mounting up the loud walls
where I used to hear the colours
and every shade of your voice
reverberating from wall to wall
now faded off of these grey blocks;
Imprinting a memoir,
Inexpressive, coarse
and cares not to reminisce
or summon your existence
from the vivid portrait
deemed as art.
These walls
now detain a gathering
of successors
and their fabricated empathy
merely present for reserves.
The occasion leisurely stoops to a strife
tormenting, scandalizing,
unparalleled to your death-cry
that still haunts my memories
as I endure captivity with kin,
I discover neither a soul inheriting your wisdom
nor an understudy
to console me
from this dreadful dream.
Deserted and furious,
I thud the walls to crumble
to its frail knees
but losing to its defences
I wearily bow,
uttering pleas
till it’s sensitive.
Perceiving no answer
I screech, sob
to melt its very heart,
to bribe my way through the veil
and end the incessant woe.
The walls;
Immovable, oblivious,
unconscious to answer,
offers no relief
and inspires no hope.
Preyed upon by the void,
the void that now remains
disguises as haven.
I walk by the walls
that label me now a foe,
I slyly yield,
rest on its icy shoulders,
still questioning for mercy in its soul
till it confides in me
or confines
what remains of me too.
Copyright © Anthea Reddy | Year Posted 2022
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