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
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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

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