Battlelines

sumayyahsaidso (64)in #poetry • 8 years ago

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battlelines

i’m in the middle
sitting on the fence
looking both ways
head spinnin’ ‘round on my neck like
i’m in dire need of
an exorcism
cuz i’ve been possessed
by the spirit of indecision
and the demands that i
choose a side
pick a team
make me holler and cower
as if
i’m a dog that’s
just been hit
with a rolled up newspaper
for piddlin’ on the bed

my arms have been stretched
beyond the legal limits and
physics is about to
give up the ghost
my chest is splittin’
and soon
my peace will be in pieces
along with the trust i was given
to keep

Sumayyah Talibah © 8 February 2018