The Quiet Room

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Hello, fellow trapdoor spider -- Jodie Foster

The Quiet Room

living there for unplanned time
when I had the "power"
they took "it" away slowly
my strength did not allow floggings.

I was kept in their darkness
feeling my way around
using light from the crack
under the bolted door on the ground.

I kiss their ears with whispers
pleading for the release
"May I have the keys I ask?"
"not yet, she still has the disease."

a sigh of relief
as one of them jingles the bells
which open the escape hatch
My Life in their closet


1989

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Cryptics500 commented on The Quiet Room

03-12-2015

"Hey Jodie," he whispered "Iseedeadpeolpe" Bruce Wayne

Cryptics500 commented on The Quiet Room

12-24-2014

Get Back in that closet, JoJo.

frog commented on The Quiet Room

08-13-2009

Oh my stars this poem really spoke to me. I can so relate to the strong feelings here. Very well written.

WinterFrost commented on The Quiet Room

06-17-2009

Down right creepy I like it Winter

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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