Between The Ears
Between the Ears
I carry on inside my head,
Running back the latest times
Slaying all the dragons
As they terrorize my mind
Mocking me accusingly,
Putting doubts inside my head
I took the love between us
And believed in all my shame instead
Entangled in a flury
Of my hopes and all my fears
What uncertainty can do inside
When the mind takes over here
I looked for absolutes inside a world where all was gray
I watched him go , and lost him
I couldn't keep my fears at bay
He looked at me - into my eyes,
Spoke more than words could ever say
I saw love and heartache mirrored in him
As I watched him walk away.
By Sandy Sinn
About this poem
When we think too hard sometimes, we rationalize, minimize and diagnose our thinking to suit our need for control, power, comfort and/or gain. We sometimes don't allow ourselves to face our fears and dream bigger or to just allow something wonderful to continue in us. This poem is about this type of thinking ruining her chances at love.
Written on December 05, 2021
Submitted by sandysinn on December 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A BXXX CBXB CAXX DED XDED X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 632 |
Words | 134 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 1 |
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