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Poems - Reinvention

Reinvention

by defiant_sun

I've been 30

Since 16 she says

Having a child young

Being married

Not knowing that

Life is still in front of her

So much still to do

so much still to live for

Maybe she just forgot

That it's about the possibilities of things

How the world turns

Her future still bright

Living on a stage

Where her mind

Often leaves her scared

See, life has dealt her a bad hand

Maybe she forgot

How to be happy

How smiling

Makes her heart weak

Melting her frozen heart

Seems scary to her

Trust becomes an issue

She doesn't know who to trust

Love becomes scary

Cause love weakens her emotions

Once strong like stone

Now weakened by imagination

Wondering if he is just telling fairy tails

Is their truth hidden by camouflage

Or is he just another dude

Wanting to hit the skins

Not allowing her self to love

Yet wanting to feel love

Confusion sets in

Trying to find her inner-strength

She cries herself to sleep

Wondering if she is alone

In her world of emotional battle

She says, I need to find myself

Illusions plaque her mind

Like fantasies of a world that once was

Not a child anymore

Feeding mouths of her own

Growing up fast

Not being able to be a child when young

Loving a boy

She thought was a man

Not knowing

There is a thin line

Between love and lust

The realization kicks in

Her marriage a mistake

Abused in the thought

That she had to do the righteous thing

Being there regardless how she feels

Trapped in emotions

Cause her husband

Treats her like property

Weakening her self perception

Men often caller beautiful

She being in denial

Questioning every question

Like, what makes me beautiful?

Trying to make since of life

Often wondering

Why she lives the life she lives

Always searching for answers

Confused by depression

Emotions turn into rigomortis

Still she fights

Saying I need to find myself

Talib Kweli's words

Never sound so good

She only 21

Realizing what I haven't until 25

Reinvention is beautiful!

Allowing one

To right the wrongs

They have done

This rose grew out from concrete

Now stronger then ever

She like Giovanni, Lorde, and Angelou

Finding strength in her diversities

On the way to redemption

Finding virtue

She growing through disparities

Now blossomed by faith

She now stronger then ever

Her disillusioned dreams

No longer a reality

She found her strength

Now walking with head held high

Positive about lives new adventure

She now rises to the occasion

Life is becoming better

No longer locking

Emotions into safety boxes

Her final withdrawal

Self pride

She becomes

Intoned with emotions

Strengthened by

Self preservation

I got to find myself

No longer a quest

Strong with desire

She found herself through reinvention

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This is truly inspir (Score: 1 )
by spence on Saturday, May 24, 2008 (22:06:38)

This is truly inspirational. I know plenty of people who would benefit from reading and heeding these words. You have a terrific sense of empathy and compassion- good on ya, I loved the happy ending take care, spence

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