Lock Me Up
- Rose Donaldson
- Jun 26, 2025
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 29, 2025
Lock me up and throw away the key
Discard me now and save your self please
Its only going downhill so jump ship
Now, before we go through the mill.
Take one of those love locks from that faraway bridge
They number in thousands, one taken no one will miss.
Employ a locksmith to twiddle the key
Make sure it's secure when you lock the door on me.
Why put a lock on a bridge to show that you care
I'd much rather actions that show you're aware.
Can't you see that curled up stiffened ball?
Before it gets too far gone
Wheel me out, lock and all.
A clever twist using the love padlock to imprison you in isolation. PD has a knack of making us fear the love padlock has turned into shackles.
Your words are honest, from the heart; they must be. The theme of self-sacrifice, Rose, is one I turn to often; it is my default reason and solution. I can only talk of my own situation, but I'm not sure whether the paranoia, the constant ruminating on the subject, is so debilitating that I think I'd be best away! Perhaps it's simpler than that. Our insecurities and sometimes self-loathing push us to try get validation of our thoughts.
just a thought, would anyone be interested in an informal parkie-problem meet/ session? I would host, health permitting, to share our fears, triumphs and funnies
Full of depth with a touch of irony. I love the realness of the last line
What a sad poem but one I think we can all relate to.