Cloaking Emotions Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Lighthouses shining, brilliantly lighting up
the furthest corners of my mind.
Never letting the darkness cover me completely,
standing away from the black curtains, always
surrounding me.
Cloaking emotions I have hidden deeply inside
oceans of tears, protecting me from the hurt
of others.
Sponging them up and squeezing them out,
recycling every one as I walk alone in the
saddened terraces of earth.
Hoping to find the lost treasures of friendship
thrown away, leaving me by the wayside, taking
what self-esteem I have left.
Being buried and broken, I stray closer to the
end.