# Poem #38: Perception Author: bhscorch1313 Tags: Emotion, Poetry, perception, senses, thought #39 of Poetry A poem about how important our perception of the world is and how we will always have our ideas no matter what. _Perception_ I don t know what I _feel_ Is what I _see_, sight? Is what I hear, Is what I _hear_ sound? The _words_ all fall apart Inside my mouth Yet I cannot _taste_ them Cannot _touch_ them And then I feel my _nose_ fracture Into pieces, falling Crumbling away The emotions inside me Dance around _chaos_ They dance without me Taunting and hazing me The only partner left Is my confusion _Anger_ stomps around Stomps on my feet _Joy_ makes my head spin Confusion stumbles _Sorrow_ stabs my eyes _Indifference_ takes my ears _Pity_ picks up my nose crumbs And _hunger_ eats them Confusion stutters twice _Hatred_ puts fire in my mouth And _desire_ takes my tongue _Love_ takes a stake Drives it through my heart And _understanding_ Takes a club to my head Confusion trips Finally, _reason_ takes my throat And _hope_ silences me _Confusion_ now turns Ties and bounds me Throws me in a box Lock with key and toss Lost to _memory_ No _emotions_ left No _senses_ left No _physical_ action left I lie a _life_less husk Then, hope feels with pity They send me a gift One small shred Of my _mind_ I _realize_ that there is one thing Nothing can take: The world I shall _Perceive_ Will never leave me. ~bhscorch [![Creative Commons License](http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nd/3.0/88x31.png)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/) "Perception" by bhscorch is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/) Source: https://sofurry.com/s/Jew884Mm Part of the series Poetry Previous: https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334472-poem-37-rights.md Next: https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/334476-poem-39-memories.md