Bound

by Serina the Squid   Jul 26, 2007


It is this cage in which I stand
that binds me, heart and soul
And I find that now
I think of you
wishing to be whole

But the leap, my friend
is yours to take
and helpless
here I wait

Though this defies my every theory
I still somehow believe
that if you cannot fight for me
then I am just
as unimportant
and as unneeded
as an unspoken thought

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  • 17 years ago

    by Sean Allen

    "than I am just"
    'then' not 'than' then implies causality, which is what you were saying, aka e.g. i.e. an 'if....then' statement.

    So this poem was very solid.

    The beginning didn't launch any fireworks for me, I'm not going to lie. cages, hearts, souls, wishing, binding, etc, all seems very...'done before'-ish.

    However, the second stanza turns it around a bit. It transitions from 'oh I'm helplessly waiting for you' to 'I'm helpless and I know that's crap, but I am.'

    Which is awesome. "Though this defies my every theory" is a great way to preface the third stanza, and it definitely is what makes this poem great. Everyone has times when they feel hypocritical or weak because they can't stand up to their own mental standards. Solid, I say.

  • 17 years ago

    by sara

    Beautiful poem