Trapped (Glosa)

* Funny how it feels
* When there`s nothing to say
* Trapped with my ideas I cant contain
* I'm wrapped in cellophane

I never wanted it to be this way
But communicating is not my strong point
I always thought actions spoke louder than words
Hiding my feelings protected me from the world
They shielded me from loving too much
A love that seemed much too real
But now I find from deep inside
As I see the tears fall from your eyes
My heart is trapped in a fortress of steel
* Funny how it feels

You always warned me about closing myself in
That it would haunt my soul to the grave
If only I could have sacrificed my pride
Not given in to society`s portrayal of a man
I would be able to save what has been lost
Our love clouded by a touch of gray
Wondering if we can safely swim by
The channels of heartache lying ahead
Will there be anything left to be displayed?
* When there`s nothing to say

I keep rewinding our life in my tired mind
Troubled by visions of our first child
Who traveled to heaven before her time
I often think of what could have been
If God had not needed her so soon
You hurt so much you could never explain
How much you needed me by your side
I was off in my own fantasy world
Trying to keep you from my pain
* Trapped with my ideas I can`t contain

Your eyes I cannot bear to look so deep
For what they say has me in great despair
When all I ever wanted was you to be loved
But not by a man better than me
Just take me by the hands and lead me back
When once my tears could flow like rain
And my arms could make you feel secure
Please break away this tape that binds
Trapped by demons I can no longer evade
* I`m wrapped in cellophane

© copyright 2006 by Timothy r

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Glosa Verse by Amanda Ghost
Starred lines should be italicized
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Glosa
A Spanish form invented by court poets in the 14th and 15th centuries. An opening quatrain, called a 'cabeza' is chosen from another poet. The glosa elaborates or 'glosses' on the quatrain with four ten line stanzas, their concluding lines taken consecutively from the quatrain and their sixth and ninth lines rhyming with the borrowed tenth.