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Category: Poetry
Shadows
in my thoughts i long to show the world the real me but hesitate from fears of rejection and ridicule…my past still haunts and whispers “you will never measure up…”its words keep me locked in a prison i know is of my own making, believing the thoughtless lyrics like a recording of a song…so i put on a mask and costume to breeze through this world and feign a wondrous show of a life held together by broken hearts and dreams…
Special Moments
On the seventh month-
her mother gave her birth
On the fourth day-
she first cried on this earth.
Letting Go
I came to a fork in the road,
and knew not which way to turn.
Should I scramble to the left?
Should I clamor to the right?
Emotions
Empathy
is a singing dolphin,
that gracefully glides
through ocean waters
compassion in its message
If Life were an Umbrella
If tenderness were an umbrella,
Yearning
Without his presence my yearning soul does ache
Begin
If I were you
Dear Me
Overcoming
Conquering came in measured steps
in a mountain hamlet on a dusty road.
Victory savored autumn’s best
with no regrets with my daughter’s presence.
Hope overcame a pain filled past.
Each step afforded a new adventure
measured in laughter and adventurous joy. Continue reading “Overcoming”