Why do I come here to this place
speaking my secrets to strangers?
unbuttoning my blouse to expose my heart
I want....I need to be heard
I want....I need to be understood
With every poem, I find my voice
no longer mute, no longer silent
I fight a world's assault upon my spirit
it/you dismiss me as insignificant & unworthy
I want....I need to scream above your noise
I want....I need/not to be invisible any longer
When you look at me...do you?
do we ever get past our own desires to consider others?
can't we accept each other unconditionally
I want....I need to be accepted
I want....I need to be loved
Why do I come here...baring all
frustrated, frightened of disappearing from this earth
without leaving a stain
I want...I need to make a connection
I want...I need you to see me
What waits for us in the future
death looms...death waits...death will come
so I risk what is left of this earthly adventure
to a lofty quest
I want....I need to discover who I am, who I can be
I want....I need to be authentic and real
without restraints
no longer holding on to the past but fearless for the future
I want....I desperately need to be me
4 comments:
Dear Shara,
Hope you had a wonderful day..
Your poems are beautiful.
let all that negative thoughts out...and stay happy...
You have so much to be happy about...lovely children's, god gifted talents, and a beautiful heart...there is lot more...
be happy always.
love
bindi
thanks bindi,
read this at the poetry blast. it's suppose to explain why I share my words with the people there and here...at least that's how I interpet it!lol
You're so right about having so much to be grateful for...I do realize my life in blessed, always have had angels around me I think. Now matter how horrible things were, a blessing always followed!
love to you,
Shara
My Dear Shara,
I feel so honored to know you, to be allowed to glimpse your thoughts and feelings. You are authentic. You are courageous. You are strong. Anyone who can share what you do with the rest of the world in an act of self discovery, is an example for us all.
I absolutely adore you and want you to reach the end of your life knowing you found what you were looking. I want desperately for you to be content, and at peace.
Please keep writing. Your words are truly meaningful.
I love you,
Suzanne
Hello Suzanne,
You make me blush! I really appreciate the words of encouragement and feedback. Being brave doesn't seem to feel right to me as I can't not do what I'm doing right now. To write here is to move forward, to love myself the way I did as a child, to put a end to the dark past and to dream again. Once I started...the process took on a will of it's own.
So my sweet friend, for however long it last...I'll continue.
Love to You,
Shara
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