Imprisoned Poem by Majdoleen (Maggie) Sukayri

You've caused wounds that won't heal.
You've killed me and brought me back again
Only to hurt me once more
Days are going slow,
And I've no way to know
When will this all end.

You grow inside me,
Crawl under my skin,
Eating me inside out,
Waiting for me to fall.
I'd let go of it all.
Even if it means a lifeline going flat

So, let me feel what it means to be alone again.
Let me feel life again.
Hear the songs of the wind,
Dance to the beatings of my heart.
Take life and living as an art.
Let me take the stand.

I cry myself to sleep
Remembering there's another day.
But only you teach me
To fear moments to come
What have I become?
But merely fragments of an old me.

O, precious lump,
Tell me, what does it take?