Escape
Blog Post by Annette Talbert - Nov.27.2012 - 5:49 pm
I ran away once,
but I didn't get far.
I ran away twice,
but the room was filled with bars.
I ran in circles,
I ran in my dreams,
I ran away thrice,
but I can't get free.
© annettealaine-2012
Keywords:
I'm digesting the changes in my life, and sometimes it gives me heartburn.”
About Annette
I grew up with five siblings in a working class neighborhood outside Washington, D.C. I have been writing or telling stories in some form or another for many years. As my old life was dismantled, I found journal writing and later blogging to be the release I...
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Causes Annette Talbert Supports
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, RIF (Reading is Fundamental),
Hands On Foundation, Dignity U Wear, Girls, Inc.
Annette’s Favorite Books
To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Jane Eyre, The Story of Seabiscuit, The Diaries of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Among Schoolchildren, Narnia Series...









This is very painful. I
This is very painful. I admire your ability to manage to put such powerful emotions so concisely, Annette. There is not one word that is superfluous.
Splendid, Annette. You've
Splendid, Annette. You've done it again! m
This speaks a thousand words
This speaks a thousand words and brings out rumbling emotions. Nicely written Annette!
Katherine, I went to bed the
Katherine,
I went to bed the other night, this poem just popped into my head within seconds of closing my eyes. Luckily I've learned to keep paper and pencil on the night table these days!
Thanks for recognizing the pain within the words.
Annette
Mary, Thanks for your kind
Mary,
Thanks for your kind words. Somedays it just comes so easy. I guess that makes up for the days I cannot seem to string two words together!
Thanks for stopping by,
Annette
Rina, Thanks for the kind
Rina,
Thanks for the kind words, and for stopping by.
Annette