This English poem ‘Conflict’ is one of the earliest poems that came into existence well over 15 years ago when I wasn’t very disciplined about my writing. I used my writing as a friend whom I could invite over to meet me whenever I wished and then forget it for a long time only to remember it once in a while.
These lines below capture a state of conflict which engulfed me and lent itself to this mumble jumble of couplets. Of course, it was inspired by the feelings of ambivalence which make you want something or someone and at the same time, advice you to pull away!
It’s #WordPlay, It’s a Conflict! Hope you enjoy reading this English poem full of contradictions!
I am tossing and twirling, shouting in protest,
But my body is still, as if amidst a peaceful rest,
I am jostling for space, in a darn open field,
Trying to replace, that doesn’t exist,
I am walking slow, and crawling back,
But reaching ahead, to a place farthest
I mean to say, with nothing said,
To be clear to you, with the haziness
I like to admit, with a denial perfect,
You are still loved, never in fact
I want you back, out of my sight,
You are the darkest, filled with Light!
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