No way out,
Trapped inside
I'm slipping I'm falling
My life ebbing away
No Way out
No escape,
Stone cold capsule
I'm done I'm finished
My soul about to be ripped away
No escape
Out of time,
I must go now
I must pull the trigger
My only option
Must be utilised
No way out,
I’m sorry
Can’t go on
Can’t face anymore torture
Don’t know what to do
No escape
Out of time,
Crimson pool
Brain matter on walls
He thought of decorating
Never thought of Grey
Or Haemoglobin Red
Too late now,
No going back
Life extinguished.
The one responsible,
The only suspect,
The one who bullied him.
In this next part of my assignment, I will analyse the poem to show how and why I chose certain words and phrases to make my poem what it is and always will be.
The title and first few stanzas give the impression of solitary confinement or someone in prison, and the title is in red fading to grey that symbolises the blood and brains. Line 9 gives the impression of someone about to die, line 4 gives a similar impression.
In stanza 3, it becomes apparent that it is not a poem of imprisonment, but a poem of being trapped in a triangle of bullying, trepidation and need for release. The person believes that the only way out is to take his own life. I repeat the title and synonyms throughout the poem, i.e. No escape, No way out, to give the impression of it going on and on in a never ending spiral, if you please.
Stanzas 3 and 4 are written in a similar fashion to a suicide note to the person’s parents. He is telling them that he cannot go on with it, and doesn’t want to ‘grass’ on his intimidator for he believes that he will be beaten even more.
Stanza 5 is the climax. Line 23, symbolises the blood on the carpet and line 25 gives the impression of decorating the bedroom with his blood and brains.
Stanza 6 is the end of the poem and is a warning to what may happen to people if they are pushed too far by bullying. It also kind of tells you that something could have been done to prevent this from ever happening.
In short, my poem tries to bring out the themes of bullying and the things people may do if they are too afraid to tell any one.
