this poem went in a completely different direction than I meant it to


Finding myself

After being hidden for so long I let her emerge, gently, softly, to those friends I never have to face, never have to look into the eyes of

To those I have called my closest friends
I usually, merely, only show me, with my edited thoughts, carefully chosen words, perfectly crafted for the hearer, the social situation

But as I feel my heart beating in my chest again
and my mind singing to me again

Things slip out, topics and thoughts and emotions
and they are caught in my thought train
staying up late thinking about something I said

and I

well I

I had forgotten what this was like
to share
to make a difference in someone's life through sharing
my mind, my heart

I hope I never disappear again




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Written on 2011-05-31 at 13:35

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Eli The PoetBay support member heart!
This is very pleasing to read. ♥
2011-06-01


countryfog
It takes a kind of courage to dare the vulnerability that comes of letting others see behind our masks, hear our thoughts, touch our beautiful scars.
2011-05-31