I wore <br />a frown <br /> <br />& a too tight <br />fitted garment <br /> <br />made from <br />the finest fear. <br /> <br />So tight <br />I couldn’t <br /> <br />catch my breath. <br /> <br />Worry wasn’t my colour <br />(it never did suit me) . <br /> <br />Now it seemed <br />I dressed in nothing else. <br /> <br />And black <br />apparently is the new black. <br /> <br />Even my footsteps <br />were scared <br /> <br />of <br />themselves. <br /> <br />Each footfall <br />pinched <br /> <br />two sizes too small. <br /> <br />My soul <br />bled <br /> <br />leaving behind <br />a bloody footprint <br /> <br />a trail of my despair. <br /> <br />“It’s like I’m like <br />The Little Mermaid! ” <br /> <br />I thought <br />to myself. <br /> <br />But my self <br />wasn’t listening <br /> <br />wrapped up <br />in a scowl. <br /> <br />I howled <br />but then <br /> <br />suffering <br />was never my style. <br /> <br />And with <br />a smile <br /> <br />I stripped off. <br /> <br />Took everything off <br />my mind. <br /> <br />My naked mind <br />left fear & worry <br /> <br />in a discarded <br />pile <br /> <br />My naked soul <br />running bare assed <br /> <br />diving into <br />a sea of happiness <br /> <br />wearing nothing <br />but a smile <br /> <br />my heart <br />smiling nudely <br /> <br />at smiling fishes <br />flowers of coral.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/undressing-myself-for-helen/
