Angele Toomey Poetry

The poem below was performed live a few months ago when I was going through a particularly ‘experimental’ phase. I decided to give myself the challenge of writing a convincing narrative where I add to use three word phrases in a repeating pattern.

I did not insist on matching syllable counts, thankfully. Let me know what you think, leave a comment!

Just three words 
People say they love you, right. 
Love you right, they want you 
They want you smiling and perfect 
Smiling and perfect –hide your imperfections 
Hide your imperfections so they cannot  
So they cannot be thrown back  
Be thrown back to hurt, reduce 
To hurt, reduce. Is that love? 
Is that love? They cannot understand  
They cannot understand who you are 
Who you are in the quietness 
In the quietness, your inner thoughts 
Your inner thoughts, worth much more 
Worth much more, I should know 
I show know how to escape 
How to escape the gilded cage 
The gilded cage cannot contain you 
Cannot contain you, if you choose 
If you choose to walk away 
To walk away, come with me 
Come with me.