Who Am I?

Posted byChristine BoltonPosted inBlog, Thought ProvokingTags:, , , , 
In your shadow
I exist
Having lost myself
long ago
Content to be there
loving you
and being with you

As years go by
I remember me
The vibrancy
How I’d turn heads
on entering rooms 
full with people
Speaking freely

I could spin a story
and amuse
I would attract
with my voice
and laughter
I had confidence

This is how you
found me
Were drawn to me
I stayed with you
and you became
my private audience

Now, no one knows
my name
I am seen
but no one sees me
You have smothered me
And feel the strain
Who have I become?


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I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

10 thoughts on “Who Am I?”

    1. Yes, VJ. This was me in my past. No today thankfully. It is so easy to put yourself second so many thimes that you actially become invisible. As you say, eclipsed. Women do that way too often in relationships.

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