No Escape

by SiLeNtLy ScReAmInG   Apr 25, 2010


The shadows play across the wall,
Fear floating stagnant through the air,
Breathing comes in shallow gasps,
Footsteps fall, once again he's there.

A heart hammers inside its fragile cage,
Louder and louder in the deafening silence,
Its thunderous beating, an act of treason,
Accomplice to her forced compliance.

The seconds drag out like hours,
And footsteps refuse to retreat,
She tenses when the doorknob turns,
Cringing as wood and rib cage meet.

A voice slips through a widening crack,
Despite efforts to keep the doorway shut,
False assurances pour from his tongue,
But a nauseous feeling fills her gut.

Persuasion turns to threats,
Panic floods through every vein,
She clings to every last drop of strength,
Bracing herself for the oncoming pain.

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  • 13 years ago

    by Im not broken anymore

    This is an amazing peice as always!! you've really got a way with words. I felt every bit of this the fear and panic. Im very sorry for the pain you were cause and i hope it didnt really happen because i know how terrible that is. But poem wise good job its great

  • 13 years ago

    by m

    I reallly love your poems.. 5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by Sourav

    Very well structured and the depiction is very good too. Liked the construction of the lines as you've used the words nicely. Well written!

  • 14 years ago

    by cHeAtInG dEaTh Nd sTrIpPeD dOmNiQuE

    Very griping and imaginative. 5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by East Poetry

    A heart hammers inside its fragile cage,
    Louder and louder in the deafening silence,
    Its thunderous beating, an act of treason,
    Accomplice to her forced compliance.

    this is my favorite stanza, this poem is really really good poem.

    If only she could just get away
    forget her past, forever more.
    and find a love she welcomes in
    one where she opens the door.

    1 for 1... I'd like to read more of yours.

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