The Secret Poem by Aminath Neena

Deep down in my bottomless heart
Lies a wooden chest
In it there is a secret
Which, is locked tight
And the key is enclosed
Within my soul and wowed
Never to dispatch it
Amongst humankind



Sometimes it feels like a heavy stone
Weighing me down
In the pit of my stomach
Creating havoc
Stuck in my throat,
A fish bone
Blocking my air ways
A knife, piercing my face
Growing in my body,
A serrated thorn


Sometimes it feels like a cancer
Spreading faster and faster
Attacking my vital organs
Making me writhe in agony
A deadly virus or disease
Destroying my defense
A horrible bacterium
In my blood stream
Taking my sanity
Distracting my ability


Sometimes it feels like a serpent
Coiled around my neck
Injecting its venom
Into my nervous system
A huge monstrous vampire
Feasting on my red liquid fire
Two giant hands attack
Throttling my neck
Gagging and Suffocating
Sucking out the life within


I dare not disclose this to any
Or relate this ghastly tale to many
For the fear of facing it again
Unable to bear any more pain
But maybe if I am lucky just once
And receive enough love
To trust someone that much
I just may……….as such