What happens when you think with your heart
What happens when life tears you apart
What happens when you damage your protective crust
What happens when you feel there is no trust
I stand teetering on the edge of love
Waiting for answers from up above
I stand in hope that this time will pass
Waiting for an end to this inertial mass
What would happen if I didn't care
What would happen in these times of despair
What would happen if I turned away
What would happen if I didn't pray
I'm here again in this crepuscular place
It's so hard to wear a smiling face
Just when I think that it's all alright
Yet another blow and I'm too tired to fight
~
Take a deep breath
~
It's time to wake up
Time to measure my cup
Time to look inside
Time to widen my stride
I can't lose it now
I must wipe my brow
I must dig within
And grow a thicker skin!!
The darkness will cease
And I will soon find peace
This arduous bump
Is one that I must jump
By KMF
One Stop Poetry
What happens when life tears you apart
What happens when you damage your protective crust
What happens when you feel there is no trust
I stand teetering on the edge of love
Waiting for answers from up above
I stand in hope that this time will pass
Waiting for an end to this inertial mass
What would happen if I didn't care
What would happen in these times of despair
What would happen if I turned away
What would happen if I didn't pray
I'm here again in this crepuscular place
It's so hard to wear a smiling face
Just when I think that it's all alright
Yet another blow and I'm too tired to fight
~
Take a deep breath
~
It's time to wake up
Time to measure my cup
Time to look inside
Time to widen my stride
I can't lose it now
I must wipe my brow
I must dig within
And grow a thicker skin!!
The darkness will cease
And I will soon find peace
This arduous bump
Is one that I must jump
By KMF
One Stop Poetry
hey katherine! you rock! great rhyme scheme and i really like the hard break there in the middle...a sad place to be that you were describing...nice one shot!
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Brian for your kind words of support...they're well appreciated!! Life has sent me & my family some very challenging times in the last few months. What better place to deal with raw emotion than in the medicinal, therapeutic world of words!!
ReplyDeleteI know this place all too well Katherine! Its a hurtful place, but it makes us grow and become stronger...
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the resolve expressed through the lines after all that precipitated that break. Fine poem with an inspiring ending. thanks
ReplyDeleteThis is a strong message Katherine. If only some of those teens could read it.
ReplyDeleteYou'are making me emotional here, Katherine.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece!
I like "Time to measure my cup" - such a neat phrase for self-evaluation. Nice One Shot, Katherine!
ReplyDeleteJStar: Yes I'm sure I'm not the only person that has experienced these raw emotions, sometimes when it rains it pours...so to speak. And you are quite right.. these humps in the road may be difficult to cross but it's in the crossing that we become master navigators of our own life. This is something I have to remind myself of often. Everything that happens in life holds a lesson inside. Thanks for your comments JStar!!
ReplyDeleteDustus: I appreciate your thoughts on my poem very much, thank you for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteMatty: I wish that we were all born with the ability to push through every challenge that is thrown our way but unfortunately I think it is the wisdom of these experiences that teach us these kinds of lessons in the first place. Thanks Matty for your support as always :)
ReplyDeleteDave: I hope that you are now smiling again though. Thank for your kind comment Dave!
ReplyDeleteEric: Thank you very Eric .. sometimes we can't see the forest for the trees. I need to believe that there is reason & rhyme for everything that happens in life. That there is a lesson I must learn.
ReplyDeleteI know this place too. One does have to have a thicker skin on many occasions. It helps.
ReplyDeleteAt times like this I find it comforting to remember this analogy.
ReplyDeleteMary..tis true but I do struggle with being thick skinned. God just didn't make me that way but I do try to protect myself more these days...a little self preservation goes a long way.
ReplyDeleteRick thank you so very much. You are such a caring, sweet man. I have actually heard this poem before "Footprints in the sand" ... and it is a beautiful analogy to live by. Many thanks xx
ReplyDeleteA great description of that all to familiar kick to the belly feeling.... of being in that place, wanting to get out, feeling ease, and then smack up side the head.... loved your poem.
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