What Do You Do, Where Do You Go

What do you do?
Where do you go?

The last thing you remember is living it up in paradise, basking in the sunshine heat
Then you wake up, and you’re in a cold dark room. No windows or doors. Nothing. Just blackness as the cold seeps in.

Where do you go?
What do you do?

Everything is gone
Nothing is there, just an empty room.
You beat at the walls, scream and cry.

Where do you go?
What do you do?

You beat till your fists are bloody.
You scream, though they’re sucked up by the hollowness of those four walls.
You scream till to your vocal cords burst.
You cry yourself dry.

Where do you go?
What do you do?

You fall in defeat.
You lay on the floor. 
The ice blanket of coldness covers you.
It eats away to your bones.
There’s nothing more.

Where do you go?
What do you do?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Marcum Wong Avatar
May 5, 2017 at 8:02 AM
A warm welcome to Poetry Soup Noel. This poignant poem reminds me of the movie Midnight Express....incarcerated in a foreign country with little hope of being released. Very sad, but we'll written. 7
Mcleod Avatar
May 5, 2017 at 9:08 PM
Thank you ever so much Connie, for the welcome, the compliments and rating, and for that interesting suggestion. I've never heard of it, but I am sure going to find it to watch. Thank you again!
White Avatar
April 27, 2017 at 8:41 AM
Aww Noel... This is free verse, poignant and painful. You write so well, but so sad....
Mcleod Avatar
May 5, 2017 at 9:10 PM
Thank you so much Darren, as you know the heart writes what it feels. Hopefully one day I can write something as good but happy :) take care my friend
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