Mind The Gap
You've been the one holding the door shut.
Today I cried after I reached the letter
‘I’
My emotions were duly anointed
Naming the fear, anger, anxiety
Greeting the feelings
Daring to sit with them
and share a cup of coffee
Yes, I see you
you’re not just a fellow
passenger on the commuter express
brain
Nodding off until the last stop
Track ending in a bricked up tunnel
Acknowledgement meant more than
just a nod in the northerly
direction, instead, a hello
A look exchanged that said
Can you believe this shit?
Tsk, i know
Are we going to be late?
The width of the journey isn’t usually
measured
But what if it’s the right size you
Just think it doesn’t fit
The transformation feels too big
And the wide Sargasso Sea is more vast
Than your soul can contemplate
It takes as long as it takes
Progress stalled, growth stunted until
You unmask the villain like
The meddling kid you are only
To find it was you all along, keeping you
small