Guide me to source
offer all that I ask, but
I have no voice…
Desire cut off in formative years
a product of dysfunctional loyalty
I am tethered to other
submissive by conditioning
Have forgotten my primal roots
my lupine instinct numbed
by domestication
Lead me to riches
and I will balk at the door
wander off distracted
It is not indifference
but an inability to relate
the concept of deserving
beyond my reach.
(Image my creation)
Beautiful poem, VJ. It was lovely to hear you read it.
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Very nicely done. Conditioning affects us in so many ways!
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It really does. Thanks Dwight
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I love this painting and poetry. Anita
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Thanks Anita!
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Those last three stanzas hit very hard. A therapist once described it as having too much not good enoughness.
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Wow! “not good enoughness” defines my whole life…
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It defines my adult life but not my childhood.
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That’s interesting that you adopted it later in life.
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It’s sad to be taught our wants aren’t important – to the point we can’t even accept them.
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It’s such a hard trait to break. Drives my husband crazy.
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A poem well penned and nicely iterated ~ definitely relatable.
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Thank you
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A very relatable poem. Well done.
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Thank you!
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deserving praise nonethelesss.
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😊
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Beautiful painting & great poetry! 💐
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Thank you!
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Most welcome! 🙏
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