Poetry – Escape – Sumedha Jena – Dec 2019

She’s confined in a world

And she can’t escape her mind

Imaginations unfurled

Too many feelings unable to be controlled

 

It feels like a labyrinth

Overcrowded with webbed lies

Her thoughts make her scream and shout

Nobody can hear her beyond her cries

She’s confined in a world

And she can’t escape her mind

Imaginations unfurled

Too many feelings unable to be controlled

 

It feels like a labyrinth

Overcrowded with webbed lies

Her thoughts make her scream and shout

Nobody can hear her beyond her cries

 

Wanting to escape to a place

Somewhere where she cannot be traced

She wishes to escape from reality

Cause she dreams of a paradise of her own

 

She is engulfed by the darkness

Deep breaths and salty tears

Words devouring her from inside

She is lost within the chaos on the street

 

Every night she thinks about this madness

Thoughts swallowing her soul

Wandering, never knowing where to go

Left to make the decision

She doesn’t know how to choose

Battling her mind every day, every night

Slowly spiraling downwards

Her demons may act silent

However, they are never leaving her alone

 

Always looking for an excuse

To whisper silently in her ear

She needed enough strength

To make herself sane again

 

She was left in a confused state

Full of maniac episodes

She did not want to see a sign of judgment

She did not want to change anymore

 

Stronger than she was before

She couldn’t let herself crumble anymore

The shadows were her friends

No longer basking in its darkness

 

Able to breathe in the pristine air

The golden sunlight shining on her face

Facing each day with a smile

She was finally able to escape

Wanting to escape to a place

Somewhere where she cannot be traced

She wishes to escape from reality

Cause she dreams of a paradise of her own

 

She is engulfed by the darkness

Deep breaths and salty tears

Words devouring her from inside

She is lost within the chaos on the street