I kept my heart as closed as the unopened books standing on the bookshelf waiting to be read. And all was quiet and safe, I lived my life, living day to day, viewing the world in black and white. Until the time came that my heart was pried open and all the passion overflowed like a volcano erupting, destroying any semblance of normality. Overwhelming emotion proving the capacity to love with a force unrecognizable to everything that was ever known before.
Category poetry
Denial
I blink back the tears
As the stinging starts
From inside me I can feel
My eyes redden as pools
Of water well up
And start to overflow
I swallow and try to deny
The pain inside of me
Desire
The heart wants
Want the heart wants
The mind can rule
And dictate
And inform
And scold
And warn
And have its say
And harass
And order
And subdue
And take control
And make sense
But at the end
Of a long day
The heart wants
Want the heart wants
Even if
It makes no sense
The Light
My Very First Poem!
When all around is dark
And all you know is night
Feel the hope within
And move towards the light
When sadness overwhelms
And you have lost your sight
A few gentle steps
Moving towards the light
When wounds begin to heal
We sense that near delight
Stirs our waking heart
Embracing inner light
When happiness is found
And all is calm and bright
Ever keep on reaching
Onwards towards the light
Happy 2nd Birthday to
movingtowardsthelight.com!
Happy 2nd Anniversary!
It has been two years since I was encouraged to start a blog. I knew nothing about blogging. A google search brought up WordPress, and I registered a domain. What to call a blog? I was struggling with depression, and felt like I was living in a constant, black hole. Move towards the light, Vonita. Okay, I will! I wrote a poem ‘The Light‘, and posted as my first post. Happy two years blogging to me!
And thank you to all who have read, commented, liked and encouraged along the way! Very grateful for the wonderful souls I’ve met!
❤
Self-Sabotage
I wish I knew
I wish I could tell
Or explain
Or understand
Why I do the things I do
Why I drive without a belt
Or sail a wretched sea
I wonder how
I wonder why
There is an empty space
Inside of me
Where is the love?
Where is content
Where is the peace
I hunger for
I do not know
I cannot say
There is no reveal
On why I drive
Without a belt
I know the danger
I know the price
I count the cost
And yet I still
Remain unmoved
Unchanged
Unchained
A rudderless ship
In a stormy sea
All I know
Is all I have
That I am me
Now and
Possibly
For eternity
Living Dreams
I dream about a new day
When night is passed
And I can follow dreams
Gaining Victory
Facing the enemy
I fear my foe
Feeling my weakness
I pray for help
Forgetting myself
I yield my all
One step forward
To victory I go
One step forward
To heaven, to home
Waiting for the Rain
Scorched earth
Air heavy with
Fumes of thick smog
Heat rises from the
Dusty plainlands
Another day passed
Maybe tomorrow?
Once green shrubs
Thirst for the drops
To quench the drooping
Leaves, all of nature is
Quiet, still, wilting, tired
Waiting for the rain
Invisible Cord
It was only a decade
And two years ago
When you came into my life
And though I know
I will have to let you go
Your eyes will always
Hold their place
Inside of me
Happy birthday
First born son
Of mine
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