Cassiopeia Rises: Caged

Monday, May 10, 2010

Caged

heavy burdens to bear
hidden deep within
you are a stowaway
clinging to my heart
growing in darkness
a thickening web of deceit
till I am caged buried
in a maze of roots

9 comments:

vivienne blake said...: Lovely idea, succinctly realised. I wasn't sure if you meant bare as in denude, or bear as in put up with! Either is interesting in this contxt.; May 10, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Wayne Pitchko said...: deep roots to this poem Melanie......very nice....liked it lots.....thanks for this; May 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Dee Martin said...: beautiful poem and the image is perfect for it.; May 10, 2010 at 11:31 PM
brenda w said...: I love the tangled image of a maze of roots covering your narrator. Intriguing piece....thanks!; May 12, 2010 at 1:56 PM
Cassiopeia Rises said...: Thanks Vivienne for catching my mistake. Someday I will learn to type. Glad you enjoyed the poem.

Melanie; May 13, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Cassiopeia Rises said...: Thank you Wayne for reading my work. Glad you liked it.

Melanie; May 13, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Cassiopeia Rises said...: Thanks Dee for stopping by and reading my poem. Happy you liked it.

Melanie; May 13, 2010 at 10:03 AM
Cassiopeia Rises said...: Thank you Brenda for reading my work. I am happy you enjoyed it.

Melanie; May 13, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said...: Love "you are a stowaway".......and "buried in a maze of roots" - goes so well with the image. Well done.; September 27, 2010 at 1:21 PM