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Chained
At last you open your eyes
And much to my delight
My grinning face is the very first thing
Within your limited sight
"Where am I?" Is the first thing you said
A tremor in your voice
I sigh, I shake my head
"I'm sorry, you'd left me without choice
But there's no need to fret
I'm here to ensure you won't
Do something we would both regret"
"Please don't hurt me," your voice mere
"So that's why you believe
I've brought you here?
To inflict upon pain?
After all of this, I finally see
It was truly you who is insane"
"If not to bring pain, tell me why
Why am I chained to a heater?"
"We all have our flaws
And yours, my dear, is being a cheater"
You scream it's not true
But you can no longer lie
"I saw you last night
With my own naked eye
Although you'd never know
How quietly, how cunningly
I climbed to peer into your window
And when I saw that man
My mind couldn't comprehend
It couldn't begin to understand
I whispered to myself, there must be a mistake
I almost barged in to save you
Until I saw the advances you proceeded to make"
You say no words
As the tears begin anew
When you finally speak, you tell me
"I can't be with you"
I scoff at your foolishness
My face contorts in disgust
"I know we're not an item
I'm only asking for your hand in trust"
As your confusion surmises
The white hot rage building
Building inside of me rises
"You really are but a ridiculous girl
Why can't you understand
I only wish to protect you from the evil encasing this world?
Don't you see?
You became unsafe
The very moment you left me"
"Let me out of here!"
You thrash and you scream
This is going much worse
Than I had ever dreamed
I cup your face in my hands
"Please, please won't you
Just try to understand?
Try your best to see
You may be chained
But you're always free so long
As you're with me"
And much to my delight
My grinning face is the very first thing
Within your limited sight
"Where am I?" Is the first thing you said
A tremor in your voice
I sigh, I shake my head
"I'm sorry, you'd left me without choice
But there's no need to fret
I'm here to ensure you won't
Do something we would both regret"
"Please don't hurt me," your voice mere
"So that's why you believe
I've brought you here?
To inflict upon pain?
After all of this, I finally see
It was truly you who is insane"
"If not to bring pain, tell me why
Why am I chained to a heater?"
"We all have our flaws
And yours, my dear, is being a cheater"
You scream it's not true
But you can no longer lie
"I saw you last night
With my own naked eye
Although you'd never know
How quietly, how cunningly
I climbed to peer into your window
And when I saw that man
My mind couldn't comprehend
It couldn't begin to understand
I whispered to myself, there must be a mistake
I almost barged in to save you
Until I saw the advances you proceeded to make"
You say no words
As the tears begin anew
When you finally speak, you tell me
"I can't be with you"
I scoff at your foolishness
My face contorts in disgust
"I know we're not an item
I'm only asking for your hand in trust"
As your confusion surmises
The white hot rage building
Building inside of me rises
"You really are but a ridiculous girl
Why can't you understand
I only wish to protect you from the evil encasing this world?
Don't you see?
You became unsafe
The very moment you left me"
"Let me out of here!"
You thrash and you scream
This is going much worse
Than I had ever dreamed
I cup your face in my hands
"Please, please won't you
Just try to understand?
Try your best to see
You may be chained
But you're always free so long
As you're with me"
Published 3rd Sep 2019
| Edited 5th Jan 2020
Author's Note
channeling Poe
& an old misfits song
& an old misfits song
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3rd Sep 2019 12:17pm
Takes courage to like this. It’s so dark and different. Liking it makes you see that dark side/admit that dark side of one’s self. Great write. Rose 1995: A real psychological thriller.
I felt the fear you wrote. Awesome!
I felt the fear you wrote. Awesome!
3rd Sep 2019 4:50pm
Thank you so much! I'm always weary of posting the darker things that I write because I understand why it's not always well received haha I appreciate the support & kind comment x
5th Sep 2019 11:17pm
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5th Jan 2020 11:20pm
Thank you so much! I like to try and tell a story with my poetry so I appreciate that comment :)
5th Jan 2020 11:26pm
You're very welcome! You're a talented story-teller, emily. This actually reminded me of something I might have written many years ago with the captor/victim dynamic.
I don't share my old poetry with others that often, but after reading this, I thought perhaps you'd enjoy an old horror story that I wrote many, many years ago. Hope you aren't squeamish! Enter if you dare ;)
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/38494-cellar-dweller/
I don't share my old poetry with others that often, but after reading this, I thought perhaps you'd enjoy an old horror story that I wrote many, many years ago. Hope you aren't squeamish! Enter if you dare ;)
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/38494-cellar-dweller/
18th Jan 2020 5:40pm
I'm so glad you decided to share that with me, your poem is incredible and I see the correlation between our poems :) thank you so much for sharing x
