A Dance Between Expression and Repression
A Between Expression and Repression| Poem by Pari-phrasis 🖋 A Dance Between Expression and Repression Words, like birds trapped in a cage, Flutter towards the bars of my throat, Yearning to interrupt unfastened into the wild sky. But the air thickens with judgment's weight, A shadow casting doubt upon their flight. I stand at the brink of expression, A tightrope stretched skinny over a chasm of silence, Where every step, every syllable, Trembles under the scrutiny of unseen eyes. My voice, a timid flower, Petals curled tight towards the bloodless winds of perception, Seeks the warm temperature of understanding, Yet retreats whilst met with the frost of indifference. Shame, an unwelcome guest, Lingers like smoke in an empty room, Suffocating the reality I desire to breath whispers in my ear, An echo of beyond rejections, A reminder that vulnerability is a double-edged sword, When I speak, the worldshifts, An ocean of critiques rise to s...