An Empty Window

poem by: Smokey Wraith
Written on Apr 09, 2018

You look through an empty window.
What do you see?
Another world, seemingly better than your present reality.

You look through an empty peephole. 
Who do you see?
All the perfect images of people you wish you could be.

You stand at an empty door. 
Where does it lead?
To a far away place where your problems melt away.

You huddle inside an empty cellar.
How did you get there?
Life battered you into the ground, until you desperately found shelter. 

You hold up a broken mirror.
Why are you here?
If you knew the answer to that, the window wouldn't be empty anymore. 

 

Tags: Metaphor, Dark, Imagery,

Add Comment


Christopher Russon commented on Apr 09, 2018 at 8:48pm
Excellent poem smokey

 

 

More by Smokey Wraith

...
Heyoka

poem by Smokey Wraith

Something stirs In the clouds Lightning cracks Strong and loud One man stands Amidst the storm Drenched in rain Hardly warm Shivering weak He looks above There descending Like a dove A giant figure Like a bird Flaps of... Read more

...
Eternal Night

poem by Smokey Wraith

Darkness swirls around the abyss. Nightmares like tendrils clutch at air. Hard to breathe, impossible to speak all you can manage is a whisper in your mind. No one can hear you, no one can save you as you tumble down...down...down... ... Read more