Letting go at midnight.

by Poet on the Piano   May 18, 2014


I did not hurt myself today.
This will be one day of many where I will move ahead,
walking over the cracks in the sidewalks instead of
trying to avoid them.

God did not forsake me, he pushed the urge away,
out of my soul.

I am not as broken as I first presumed I was,
I am not as lost and dysfunctional as spring's shadows
once believed of me, when they would stalk me
in dirty basements and abandoned parking lots
and private property that I crawled to.
No more do I garden in darkness,
for my feet wake in search of sunlight,
never burial grounds.
These tulips that line the past and invite me,
they have not decayed yet.
I can still grow, I will not be cast away by the frost.

I will rise anew again....

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Written 5/17/14 @ 11:59 PM

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  • 10 years ago

    by Beautiful Soul

    Maryanne, your imagery is so flawless here. The very first line hit me the most because we all have "bad" days and to be able to overcome them makes us rise or grow so much stronger. You truly spoke all of your words in the poem.

    Nominated! Soooo hope this wins.

  • 10 years ago

    by Tara Kay

    Maryanne, I needed to read this today.

    You have a way that really drags me into every word, every emotion and thought you provoke is powerful and raw. This piece was just as emotional but the strength and power is absolutely breathtaking.

    You are not broken. I know that much. You are undoubtedly whole...and beautiful.

    xxx

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