Life is never just one thing
We are never just one thing
Happy, sad, angry, scared, hopeful, unsure
All have permanent places in us
One emotion always accompanied by others
Gay, Christian, Prochoice, Lawyer, Teacher, Writer
One label cannot sum us up,
Won't tell the world our heart
When people ask how I am
A one word answer cannot contain
I am all of it all.
Emotion is as fleeting as waves
That roll in from the vast sea
They crash and are then gone
Only to make room for another
I cannot grasp onto just one
Because emotions are fluid as water
Never gone but always changing shape
I learn to ride the waves
Appreciating water for what it is
Appreciating emotions for growth they bring
Thankful for use of many words
We are never just one thing
Happy, sad, angry, scared, hopeful, unsure
All have permanent places in us
One emotion always accompanied by others
Gay, Christian, Prochoice, Lawyer, Teacher, Writer
One label cannot sum us up,
Won't tell the world our heart
When people ask how I am
A one word answer cannot contain
I am all of it all.
Emotion is as fleeting as waves
That roll in from the vast sea
They crash and are then gone
Only to make room for another
I cannot grasp onto just one
Because emotions are fluid as water
Never gone but always changing shape
I learn to ride the waves
Appreciating water for what it is
Appreciating emotions for growth they bring
Thankful for use of many words
3 comments:
If we all knew this much,
This would be a better place,
Peace would be here for all.
(BTW, I love all the links you have on the left margin. I support Kiva and W4WInt'l and I may be going to the Congo in the Spring with Eve Ensler. Seems we have some things in common. Glad I clicked over ;-)
Wow. "I am all of it all." This beautiful and wonderfully crafted poem takes me through so many places and times in my life. You are a gifted writer.
Thanks..........cj
Found you at Belinda's place.
Wonderful.
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