A veil has lifted; now I see the world.
How nice it is to be but finally free!
My dreary time as prisoner is past;
I look to future plans with joyous glee.
Ah! Prisoner I was to my own thoughts!
How dreadful to be swallowed in my mind.
Thank goodness I was rescued or I’d be
Completely lost - to craziness I’d wind.
Oh happy days, oh joyous life to live!
Where have you been when in my grief I cried?
Where were you when I scorned harsh happiness?
Where were you when my soul bled and bliss died?
Propinquity to death has made me glad
To be alive, these joyous days to have!
This is another of my favourite poems, i love Ah! Prisoner I was to my own thoughts! How dreadful to be swallowed in my mind. Thats what I feel like most of the time, I wish I could escape from it like this guy. Great job
ReplyDeleteThanks Hillary :) It's interesting how a lot of people assume it's not me though! :) I wrote the poem out of my feelings toward my life, but I'm so glad you feel the same way.
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