Limitless,
confined
a potential locked inside.
Lonely, yet defined,
the path that I decide
Entrapment, enslaved,
tortured and engraved
with sins and thoughts as past distorts
and truth cannot be saved.
Inside you is a yearning
a freedom cry so loud
I heard it from the hilltops,
over the free and raucous crowd.
I know you hold your secrets,
I know I hold mine too
We’re insecure, yet kind and pure
There’s good inside of you.
But bottle cap,
I open you, I set your spirit free,
my only wish, as I am trapped,
please do the same for me.
I may not have a bottle cap,
but capped I seem to be
please bottle cap oh bottle cap,
I’m lost in misery
~ Andrew
Anyone else feel this way? Like you’re gonna explode in a mess of thoughts that you held back? Or maybe you can relate more to the explosion of a fizzy drink that you’ve dropped on the way to school :p I can relate to both so this one fits nicely in with my life. If you’re after something similar I’d recommend Notice but also Keyboard which are both about not being able to get your message across as successfully as you’d like (they’re not all the same, I wouldn’t recommend 2 poems if they were identical, but these do look at life from an average bystander perspective which I hope you can appreciate, even if you’re a celebrity that found their way here 😉 ) Also, wondering if anyone think of Aladdin (the genie) while reading the final stanza?
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I never even noticed Andrew, lol…
I too would love to talk in rhyme…but people would think me barking mad, hahaha!
Sherri-Ellen
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I have rap (poem) battles over email which are fun but if I were to do that in real life I’m sure people would eventually get tired of it
Andrew
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LOL I think you are right. People would not know how to respond to us if we always spoke in rhyme….it would be funny to watch tho’ 😉
Sherri-Ellen
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Hmm ok scrap the person but remember why you felt so confident…try to go into a situation feeling like that…the old ‘fake it til you make it’ scenario….it can work andrew…honestly!
Sherri-Ellen
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I’ll give it a go.. I think I just need to feel comfortable with what I’m saying poetry is one of the few times I feel I could actually speak without getting absolutely terrified
Andrew
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I think it will work for you Andrew….
I can rleate tho it is easier to communicate when one feels comfortable doing it….
Wish we could just speak in poetic rhyme all the time….lol..
Sherri-Ellen
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Sorry, I accidentally un-approved this somehow :c I would love to be able to talk through rhyme to everyone, it would make me feel more confident in conversation knowing I had a bit of an edge over others
Andrew
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Just picture everyone naked…oh wait; maybe not….that might distract you….
I just used to dive into any presentation in College & it seemed to help. I would get caught up in what I was sharing & that enthusiasm was infectious & others would get interested & things alaways went smoothly.
Fingers crossed all goes well for you Andrew.
Sherri-Ellen
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I once delivered a spontaneous prompted speech to a bunch of people I didn’t know because one person there I was trying to impress. It didn’t work but it was the most confident I had ever been and I wish I knew how to replicate it. Thank you for all your support though 🙂
Andrew
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HMM ok the next time you have to speak or recite in front of people; picture THAT person there…that might help you to relax & enjoy the experience.
No problem….I remember the days of quaking & shaking B4 giving a presentation or reading a poem….Afterwards I always felt sick to my stomach….terrible anxiety….I am so glad I was able to overcome all that I can tell you!!!!!
Sherri-Ellen
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Would rather forget that person to be honest, I try to motivate myself to do things by thinking of others but I have yet to have the same confidence I had on that occasion
Andrew
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FABULOUS poem Andrew! I felt like this yesterday….like I would explode like a fizzy drink…you put the feeling into words so well…..
(Thankfully after a good cry; I felt better). (I am such a ‘girl’, lol…)
Sherri-Ellen
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I’m fairly well versed in discussing feelings though I cannot for the life of me put fear into words
Andrew
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Fear is a universal emotion yet there are many levels of fear; many kinds of fear so that may be why it is hard to describe…..
Hmmmm…..now you have me thinking…..
Sherri-Ellen
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I’ve been thinking about it too.. terrified about my speaking exam today but equally I have no idea how to qualify the aspects of fear, the things I’m actually feeling right now
Andrew
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Andy Writes Poems – some really thought-provoking and perceptive poetry can be found on this blog.
I really like his work.
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I feel that way every day. You’re not alone.
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It’s nice to know we’re not alone 🙂 Thank you for the reblog by the way, I really appreciate it 🙂
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