I often write out short poems to get a sense of my own emotional complexities and to feel something in times where I feel somewhat numb. I'd like to get a poetry topic going, I searched for one and couldn't find any. So this will be a topic for those who want to share poetry and comment on each other's.  
  
  
Pain 
  
Everyone I've ever known 
Has left me to be alone 
  
I'm desperate for connection 
Of virtuous reflection 
  
All I really wanted was love 
And I was always left with a lack thereof 
  
My head pounding with rage 
heart aching in this cage 
  
Rejected, neglected, and played 
Dissected, elected and made 
To feel as if I could trust 
Completely blinded by lust 
  
How do I escape this mental prison 
Where are those with the keys? 
To be from the dead risen 
Is all I ask please.