Laetitia Smith
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Poem "Vertigo":
- published December 9, 2008
- viewed 133 times
Other poems by Laetitia Smith:
»Family Portrait«
»Fire and Ice«
»I don't need you anymore«
»I wish I didn't care...«
»Love and let go«
»Scar Face«
»Self-pity«
»The last words I waste on you«
»Unclean«
Visit Laetitia Smith's profile page
Poem "Vertigo":
- published December 9, 2008
- viewed 133 times
Other poems by Laetitia Smith:
»Family Portrait«»Fire and Ice«»I don't need you anymore«»I wish I didn't care...«»Love and let go«»Scar Face«»Self-pity«»The last words I waste on you«»Unclean«»Vertigo«
Stepping forward,
I catch my breath.
The wind blows,
And I'm uncomfortably
Close to the edge.
Of a gigantic rock,
Which I'm here to climb
Over the stumbling block
Which takes over my mind.
My legs are rooted
On the spot.
Fear burying my feet in place.
The pressure in my legs,
Making it impossible
For me to continue
The race.
Driven by a Power,
A sudden force,
My legs find the strength
And I move forth.
Closer to the edge,
I walk with trembling
Feet...
Vertigo sets in,
And I'm blinded by what i see.
I'm so close now,
All i have to do is jump.
Then all my troubles will cease.
And I'll no longer have to run.
I catch my breath.
The wind blows,
And I'm uncomfortably
Close to the edge.
Of a gigantic rock,
Which I'm here to climb
Over the stumbling block
Which takes over my mind.
My legs are rooted
On the spot.
Fear burying my feet in place.
The pressure in my legs,
Making it impossible
For me to continue
The race.
Driven by a Power,
A sudden force,
My legs find the strength
And I move forth.
Closer to the edge,
I walk with trembling
Feet...
Vertigo sets in,
And I'm blinded by what i see.
I'm so close now,
All i have to do is jump.
Then all my troubles will cease.
And I'll no longer have to run.
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Christopher Kudyahakudadirwe: "The poem is brisk in a way that makes one feel the urgency of the poet in trying to solve her problem by suicide. I only hope that this did not actually happen after the poem was written. Its good and revealing, Laetitia!"