Love Poem: I'm In Here
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Written by: Line Gauthier

I'm In Here

I don’t mean to be mysterious
I think I’m basically an open book

At times more vulnerable
than I’d ever dare to be

It’s true I’m not much for volunteering
but I’ll tell you anything you want to know

Yes, to my detriment, I do hold back
and don’t express much how I feel

But I’ll never tell a lie, and if you persist
I’ll open up to share my every little secret

My thoughts, not just the deepest ones
are guarded much like Fort Knox

Yet there’s nothing I’d like more than set them free
it’s insufferable how their shackles weigh me down

Submerged, at times I cannot breathe
I ask you please to not give up on me                      



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~CITYLIGHTS~ 2021

AP: Honorable Mention 2022

Posted on October 11, 2021