She walked slowly and deliberately crossing the path of no one Her hair like spun sugar Almost caramelized In the early morning sun
The day was beginning making its glorious entrance bringing lightness to her day The remains of the previous night Little more than bad memories slowly slipping away
Darkness had consumed her blackening her heart Stealing her soul Wretched and angry She fought hard to escape the tenebrous hole
Kissed by the solar energy her thoughts now clear She shook off the shroud releasing the negativity that was consuming her Letting it drift up to the clouds
Weary as your scapegoat I search for a sanctuary Needing solace to heal my thoughts, now fragmentary A place where I may weep with no fear of scorn Having lost self-respect and for that I mourn
Stillness and peace comfort me here Being lost in the stillness not missing the fear My thoughts uninterrupted bringing needed serenity Finding myself again after losing identity
A small haven where no one goes My heart can regenerate its love, as tension slows Meditation brings relief as I look back at my soul I can see clearly now Once again, I am whole
As the snow melted in early spring I finally find a voice with which to sing Buried deep underground with my crushed dreams I suffocated there where no one heard my screams
My instinct was to be free Away from this wretched grave An inhospitable prison where I had been a slave Pushing the earth upwards my soul was set free No longer indebted and never more your devotee
Written for National Poetry Writing Month NaPoWriMo
Day 11 - April 11th
Today, taking a leaf from Elhillo’s work, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of origin. Where are you from? Not just geographically, but emotionally, physically, spiritually? And having come from there, where are you now?
Quoting Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 American Standard Version (ASV) She asked us to take two lines from the complete verse and work them into our poem, either literally, or as a prompt.
I chose: " a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together"
Here is the complete verse
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
