PARALYZED
Elizabeth Njeri Waweru 1991 (Naivasha)
In a haze, she envisions her desired place,
Tangled by the weight of her past’s embrace,
She tries to shed burdens time and again,
Yet temporary fixes bring no lasting gain.
Fixated on talents, one by one,
She’s gifted, capable, but still undone,
Feeling flawed with each skill she’s found,
Endless circles, smiles fade, she’s back on the ground.
Where anxiety binds her, paralyzed to the bed,
Her brain freezes her body, she can’t decide,
She’s found multiple routes, but her heart turns away,
She’s a utilitarian, for happiness must guide, or it won’t stay.
This lack of control is not something new,
Left on a freeway, she’s lost and askew,
In pursuit of ultimate happiness she strives,
But empathy’s burden makes her prioritize others’ lives.
A sponge for pain, carrying the weight,
Her past and others’ sorrows, an unbearable freight,
No wonder she’s paralyzed, unable to move,
Trapped in a cycle she can’t easily remove.
One step forward, to break disorder’s chains,
But judgment and pity, the progress wanes,
It’s not her own voice she values, their cruel voices were her guiding light,
A cycle progressively ensues, time for her voice to fight.
In the maze of emotions, she seeks her way,
To find inner strength, a clearer display,
Same old cycle, repeating its rhyme,
Till she finds her path, her rhythm in time.
About this poem
This poem is about a girl paralyzed in life by trauma.
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Submitted by Liza.Njeri1 on August 06, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXX BBCC XXDD EEXX FFGG HHII DDJJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,360 |
Words | 258 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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