Separated Self
Reach for her across the abyss of indifference – would hold her dear comfort her sorrows – empty promises, I now understand have abandoned her countless times in the name of obligation, this child that is me.
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Reach for her across the abyss of indifference – would hold her dear comfort her sorrows – empty promises, I now understand have abandoned her countless times in the name of obligation, this child that is me.
Read MoreArmed with plans and guidelines, we ready for life’s climb, unaware that childhood, untamed and intact, takes the lead.
Read MoreHush Child; you are safe – torment ended, threat dispersed – we have survived, whole. (Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt is child & safe.)
Read MoreWhen it comes to caring, I’m a pro – engaged, wholehearted, well… except that my toddler self joins in, and no matter how proper I try to act – she is such a fetching child, bright, inquisitive – she distracts me from purpose, gets me off-track, and I hate being behind, and anxiety acts up, […]
Read More(Poem inspired by previous post: Choosing Self Love ) A locked door a screaming sister a mother in despair a child rejected, scorned, neglected blames herself carries the cross of her mother’s burden through passing years bears responsiblity for a husband’ poor choices; bleeds guilt is still the child, wounded, insecure, her needs abandoned desperation […]
Read MoreFunny, this present impulsivity – am alone, overweight, a dreamer self-propelled, looking for a friend who doesn’t see me as last resort not exactly beside myself with offers – coasting asexuality (inside fickle) will extend libations, marriage, possessions – am willing to sell all like an automaton, will deliver drinks, manufacture abundance Child of alcoholics […]
Read MoreKeep distance! Inner child intimate with abuse; a sad comedian spontaneity ploy masking deadness – major screwup – God’s grace unscathed minus mishaps hip movement frozen scream roads collide life on periphery repercussions cognitive gears breaking ice encountering foes reflexes delayed safety intangible borrowing time health a trial defeat conceded relinquished control Keep distance! Inner […]
Read MoreTaking ownership of this mess I call life, creates a priority of care – a surrogate for the inner sapling, not too motherly, just accepting; to lead her past the overpopulated vines of despair, root out evil, restore the good – a kindred spirit to ease her little soul – no officious, insecure, put- me-down parent, […]
Read MoreFear drives me backwards, spinning childhood tales, plunging into frigid waters of isolation, desolation; falling into the unknown; a mission to heal the ruptures, out of season, past and present colliding, frozen in time – I am in need of extraction, need to believe in flight of eagles – innocence’s idol – need to initiate […]
Read MoreI know a little girl, whose hair in ringlets falls, unkempt from lack of brushing; who stands when she should be sitting; who laughs with defiance when challenged, her dark eyes gleaming with mischief; who holds her chin up high and stamps her feet, arms folded in protest when she does not get her way. […]
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