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A Captive Mind

Donné Cilliers 2004 (South-Africa)

Free verse
I try to escape,
But my mind is to loud

Chaos.

Screaming and crying
Smiling at you.

I want to explain
But my mouth runs dry.

Needing to be saved;
Non existing words.

A foreign language
Stumble out my mouth.

I want to explain,
But you won't understand.

Chaos.

About this poem

It's about a girl who struggles with depression and anxiety, who feels like she's screaming and crying on the inside while she is smiling on the outside. She can't find the words to ask for help or to talk to someone.

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Written on November 07, 2021

Submitted by donnecil0405 on November 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xx xx Ax xx xx Ax
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 266
Words 65
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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Donné Cilliers

I'm a high school student who use poetry as a coping mechanism. I always felt like people didn't listen to me so when they don't listen when I'm dancing, I write poetry to make them understand how I feel and what Im thinking. more…

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