7 September 2012
Just entered this into a competition with the poetry society with the theme being "stripes" Lmfao worth a shot!!
I shed my skin to reveal my stripes Underneath I'm stained in red, blue and white A cracked product of my once glorious nation Controlled, confused and buzzing from contamination
So here I am with horizontal lines Each one identifies my ancestral's crimes As I peel back more layers inside my mind I discover a light inside me that shines
I wave my white flag as a sign of peace As I often crumble and lose yet another piece Old wounds begin to split and I leak red at the seems My ageing skin turns blue as I forget my dreams
In the still calmness of night I flick on a switch To light the love that you heal me with My feelings and emotions sometimes have negative effects on you As I shed my old stripes which are red, white and blue
Shedding Stripes • Opuss № I