A detour
diversion
will it break me?
Or will I
bend, fluidly
flexibly
to welcome the
growth?
…
It starts
as a bruise
tender, smarting
colourful
I push on it
curiously
and find it
surprisingly mundane
Not the
earth-shattering
sky-stripping
reality that I
vividly imagined
…
I’m getting closer now
wounds from eras past
resurfacing
moments of pain
disappointment
shame and blame
bob eerily
making ripples
I examine them
with bewilderment
‘Is this really what I was
afraid of?’
…
The shining core
beckons
illuminating my
shadowed fears with
impossibly brilliant
light
I stagger towards it
hopefully
desperately wanting
to find the glimmering pot
but realising the
beauty of the shimmering
colours was actually
the prize
all along
This post is inspired by the Five Minute Friday writing challenge. Each week I join with this talented group of writers, free writing for five minutes in accordance with a prompt. Today’s prompt is ‘overcome’.
8 comments
This is beaituful friend.
Thanks Tara xx
“Is this really what I was afraid of?”
A vital truth, so well-expressed. What a gift, Emma!
It is a pity I have to keep re-learning this one, though!
This is written and expressed so beautifully. I could really relate to this. Thank you. FMF#79
Oh I’m so glad you could relate Lynne 🙂 How great is poetry for expressing experiences that can’t quite be captured in prose?
I love your poetry. I read it over and again, taking in the rhythm and the meaning ever deeper. The pressing in, the pain, and the prize are all intertwined beautifully.
That is so encouraging 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by xx