The Corner Poem by Jennifer Gordon

In my little Corner
Sitting in the dark
I don't know where to start
lying here in my salted tears
stinging the cuts of my fears.
Fresh and old bruises, black and blue
drowning is what I'm what I'm about to do.
Telling everyone it's alright.
Trying not to pick a fight
But somehow it happens anyway.
I can't stop it no matter what I say.
I scream and I shout because I want out.
But the darkness is closing and the walls of this box is getting smaller.
I can feel myself drowning.
All the tears are taking over.
then a light comes out of no where.
It is calling my name.
I grab it as it pulls me
I am no longer the same.
all the tears are drying up
and my fears are going away
the darkness has left to never come back another day.
with all the pain gone the light guided me out of my little corner.
11.20.09