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My House

My house
Imprisons me
My house
Bites at my feet when I walk
My house
Has nails sticking out of the carpet
My house
Confines me to tiny rooms
My house
Chokes me when I scream
My house
Is bigger, I know it...
My house
Throws me against the walls
My house
Pins me to the sharpened floor
My house
Has one door handle I can't reach
My house
Is eating me alive
My house
Beats me bloody
My house
Still looks pretty on the outside
My house
Is rotting inside
My house
Has no food
My house
Strips me naked
My house
Doesn't care if I cry
My house
Doesn't belong to me, I belong to it
My house
Isn't safe anymore
My house
Will crumble someday
My house
Will always be my home

*Journal entry from last summer*

Art by Don Kenn

Written by Thetravelingfairy

Published 22nd Jul 2017

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Re. My House

rosegold

22nd Jul 2017 8:29pm

Ooh, I like this. I relate to it in that I often feel so trapped, and so many hostile feelings, from the one place I'm supposed to feel safe and at home... That's my interpretation of it anyway

I also like how you're putting up older work as well as the newer stuff, it interests me :)

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Thetravelingfairy

22nd Jul 2017 8:34pm

Rose, thank you so much! I was thinking of the next poem to upload and this one came to mind, used to be one of my favorites... Your interpretation is spot on to mine, although I probably should evacuate... ~ Fairy

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Re. My House

Anonymous

22nd Jul 2017 8:29pm

Fairy.. top notch.. your imagery is brilliant.. the metaphor of house, meaning life and and self-image.. really dig this.. great ink.. much respect..

Dave