Dodged A Bullet Poem by Poetic Jae

Dodged A Bullet

I thought I dodged a bullet
And I was free and clear
But as I look around
Things become crystal clear
No physical wounds
But inside I'm bleeding
My eyes are dry
Yet my mind is pleading
For the pain to go away

I dodged a bullet
Or so I thought
I was unprepared
For the emotions it brought
My heart and my mind
Can't seem to agree
Left alone
To pick up the debris
Of my life

I dodged a bullet
or did I?
I lie awake at night
willing myself not to cry
my appetite has vanished
I don't want to get out of bed
I can't stop the images
replaying in my head
causing more pain

I didn't dodge a bullet
I stepped right in its path
stared it in the face
and waited for the aftermath
I didn't pull the trigger
but I sure didn't move
feeling as though
I had something to prove
by accepting the blow

I was hit with a bullet
that I saw coming all along