[Anita Malladi]

Life begins now
Inside these four walls, somehow
And as I try not to break free,
I marvel at what this holds for me.
I'm chained, I shall not venture out,
Inside here I will scream and shout.
Aptly, no one shall come in,
Oh! The beauty of this sin..
These walls, they are my power;
Saving grace in each hour.
None can endeavour or succeed
In guessing or fulfilling my need.
Behind these walls I delve deeper, and see
These boundaries depict stories of myself to me..
Was that the sound of a cry?
Certainly not! why should I?
If you're coming forward to save my day,
Don't bother, nothing will change with anything you say.
If I was wiser, I would've felt stronger,
Probably lasted longer..
This music - we understand each other;
It plays my thoughts perfectly,
And is alone my certainty.
If this night shall bring my end,
My life you won't comprehend
For it is I who have held emotion,
Hidden,challenged, yet filled with devotion.
I had the answers, more often than not;
And I can safely stand to say that I bravely fought.
But at some point in time
I realized nothing was mine..
And so I let go..what more can I say..
I broke my heart to hold my tongue...

Walk away, why bother?
It's not you, and won't be any other.
Although you may not percieve
Nothing, yet all, is lost.....so just leave.

[Epsilonist]

Deep. I could read it 50 times and still get something new out of it. It's great the way it is, but have you thought of trying to refine the rhythm?

I think the power of silence and solitude or the lack of it speaks in this poem. I dont know whether my interpretation is agreed by the author, but it certainly holds some parrallels to my life. Keep it up Anita. Looking forward to more of it. May be the rhymes or language is not that refined as a fellow member quoted but every word makes sense and a hell lot of it.

Why is it that u r breakin away from the world...? look at it in a different way n ul know how beautiful the world is. ur jus missing out the best things in life by jus staying in those 4 walls.. the poem is kick-ass but too depressing. i'm sure the author can use her creativity n write some poems which would bring a smile. good goin anyways..

[DarkPower]

when you read this poem you get a different feel..