I’m
Caught,
Entangled,
Besieged
By an ensnaring,
Constraining,
Suffocating,
Social web
I chafe
Against the strain
Of laboured conversation,
Pressured expectation,
Contrived integration,
My spirit smothered, squeezed,
Struggling to breathe
So I retreat
Into an inner world,
Uncontrolled
By others
Where I am free
To interact and be
With my own ideas, emotions,
Ideals, values, vision,
Undisturbed,
Uncurbed,
Uncensured…
My gratitude overflows,
How well He knows!
My need to reclaim
Self and faith
Through solitude’s
Saving grace.
Fatema Valji
