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This House is Made of Glass
Sometimes the wind blows
onto my home and it sways
My foundation is made of sand
settled on the shaking land
I can see the world from here
and I think I'm safe from man
But I'm not safe from me
when I love, I start to bleed
when I scream the windows crack
when I rage I break,
and the mirrors crash
Oh, Im not safe from me
there's nothing for relief
just diaphanous floors
and gossamer drapes
beyond closed doors
and when you sigh, I weep
This house is made of glass
and when it storms, it hails
I cut myself on the cracks
trying so hard to fit
all the pieces back
but my hands..
They're weak
onto my home and it sways
My foundation is made of sand
settled on the shaking land
I can see the world from here
and I think I'm safe from man
But I'm not safe from me
when I love, I start to bleed
when I scream the windows crack
when I rage I break,
and the mirrors crash
Oh, Im not safe from me
there's nothing for relief
just diaphanous floors
and gossamer drapes
beyond closed doors
and when you sigh, I weep
This house is made of glass
and when it storms, it hails
I cut myself on the cracks
trying so hard to fit
all the pieces back
but my hands..
They're weak
Published 13th Mar 2021
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13th Mar 2021 6:34am
Dear F,
Fantastic use of metaphor. The third stanza, for me, is particularly apropos when relating to love and the pain of love. I really admired your ability to write the vulnerability of loving and being hurt by love in your poem. It was extremely relatable.
H🌷
Fantastic use of metaphor. The third stanza, for me, is particularly apropos when relating to love and the pain of love. I really admired your ability to write the vulnerability of loving and being hurt by love in your poem. It was extremely relatable.
H🌷
Anonymous
- Edited 18th Nov 2021 8:45pm
13th Mar 2021 5:06pm
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