The Cage Poem by Rachel Brewer

There’s a cage in my mind,
Locking in all of my emotions,
I can’t open it, never; I can’t let the feelings escape,
Being that true to myself would kill me,
I can’t say what I feel,
Embarrassment, vulnerability, feelings I have as soon as someone gets too close,
Never feeling good enough for anybody,
I wish I could tell you things but I can’t.
I can’t share anything, with anyone, it’s not just you.
I’m broken on the inside.
Locked into my mind, boxed in with no escape,
No way to release all the love I hold inside,
I don’t feel worthy,
Worthy of being human.
Humans feel things, so why can’t I?
Why can’t I let my feelings escape?
This is driving me mad, going crazy, I can’t do this anymore.
Feelings won’t go away, suffocating me,
Pounding, pounding, pounding in my head,
And then release,
No more feelings
No more emotions
No more me.