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Young Proud Muslimah
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Unpublished work Copyright © 2010 by the author
A prison I have made my own,
although shared, I stay alone.
Distracts from the pain in my chest,
leaves me longing for peaceful rest.
Began so innocent, so small.
If only I had known how hard I would fall
Please tell me these are fake,
then take me back to my first mistake.
Thoughts are easily consumed.
All I was is now entombed.
Now push me from your steeple,
punish me for this betrayal.
Naive, I thought I would win.
Never can I escape my own skin.
Wear this smile, hide this frown.
My own escape, it chains me down.
All these lies become exhausting.
So I confess to those I am willing.
Realise an act they can not condone,
unable to understand and I am alone.
Taken away all I require,
so small yet it allows me respire.
Now without my only friend,
you wish this to stop, you wish me to end.
Feel this temptation, overwhelming.
Tired of fighting, I am falling.
I pray please let me slip away.
I could not stomach one more day.
This is going to be published soon and everything has been organized
A prison I have made my own,
although shared, I stay alone.
Distracts from the pain in my chest,
leaves me longing for peaceful rest.
Began so innocent, so small.
If only I had known how hard I would fall
Please tell me these are fake,
then take me back to my first mistake.
Thoughts are easily consumed.
All I was is now entombed.
Now push me from your steeple,
punish me for this betrayal.
Naive, I thought I would win.
Never can I escape my own skin.
Wear this smile, hide this frown.
My own escape, it chains me down.
All these lies become exhausting.
So I confess to those I am willing.
Realise an act they can not condone,
unable to understand and I am alone.
Taken away all I require,
so small yet it allows me respire.
Now without my only friend,
you wish this to stop, you wish me to end.
Feel this temptation, overwhelming.
Tired of fighting, I am falling.
I pray please let me slip away.
I could not stomach one more day.
This is going to be published soon and everything has been organized