I Hide.... Poem by Felicity Nong

I HIDE BEHIND ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
I HIDE BEHIND MY BEDROOM WALL
ALL WHITE AND SO THICK
I HIDE BEHIND MY RADIO, SO SMALL
YET SO LOUD
I HIDE BEHIND MY BOOKS STORIES TOLD
MYSTERIES UNFOLDING
HAPPY EVER AFTERS…FANTACIES
I HIDE UNDERNEATH MY BED COVERS SO WARM YET COLD
HALF SLEEPING, HALF AWAKE, SWEET DREAMS…NIGHTMARES
ALL INTERTWINED WITH REALITY

I HIDE UNDERNEATH MY HAIR
ALL BIG, BOUNCY AND TWISTED (OR WAS THAT MY MIND?)
I HIDE BEHIND MY SMILE ALL SWEET YET BITTER
FROM THE STING IN MY EYES AND
THE PAIN IN MY HEART
I HIDE BEHIND THE WOMAN
ALL VALOPTUOUS AND CONFIDANT
YET STILL A GIRL AFRAID AND UNSURE

I HIDE BEHIND DISAPPOINTMENTS
I HIDE BEHIND MY BROKEN HEART
I HIDE BEHIND THAT BURNING TEAR ON MY CHEEK
I HIDE FROM LOVE, I HIDE FROM HATE
I HIDE WITH MY MIND, SOMETIMES TRUE
YET MANY A TIME FALSE

I HIDE THIS VERY MOMENT
BEHIND THIS PAGE, BEHIND MY PENCIL
BEHIND ALL OF THESE WORDS
LINES SPRINGING FROM MY MIND
LIKE SWORDS FROM FIGHTERS’ HANDS
I HIDE…………….