The Padded Room Comments
It's just my eye that you can see,
Come closer now, can you see me?
I'm locked in here against my will,
They tell me I am very ill.
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The poem is an effort to introspect and to analyze one's experiences. I quote: My head's a maze of mad ideas, Of manic thoughts and paranoid fears. But no one sees my inner tears.
I really enjoyed this one, The mind is such a powerful thing and it is great that you have put yourself into this closed in situation with such poetry. beautifully done Joe.
I found this to be a very poignant write....a lot of insight used in your words...must come from your training...good striong write...thank you...Fi...10+++
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7/25/2025 10:34:47 AM # 1.0.0
The poem is an excellent portrayal of feelings of some one kept away in a prison cell, lonely, fearful , paranoid and, claustrophobic.He has been kept aloof in a padded cell.To the outer world only his eyes are visible and no one can see his inner tears. The poem attempts an analysis of the reason that made a child criminal and the resultant sufferings.
Bharati' This poem is about the locked padded room in a refractory ward in a psychiatric hospital. The subject is a patient and not a criminal and the content is about the unfortunate psychiatric events in his life. Regards, Joe