Beverly Read Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

I've hesitated to post this poem because it is so long.  All poems are very personal but this one signified a complete change in my life.  It's not new but I read it now and then to make sure I never ever do this again.  There's a sequel called Resurrection that is nearly complete.  I've been tweaking it and maybe it will be ready in a short time to be posted.

Awakening - the Inn of My Heart Part I

The inn of my Heart 
has many rooms;
I thought I knew them all.
They were peopled with 
husband, children,
  family and friends.
    Even God had a room,
      and I visited them all frequently.
I really didn't think
there were any more rooms;
Until one day,
while walking through my Inn,
I discovered a suite of rooms
unoccupied.
"Who is this for?"
I loudly asked,
"And why have not these rooms
been used?"

No one could tell me who,
and no one could tell me why.
So I stumbled around the rooms
exclaiming over the things 
that I found there.
But as surely as day must dawn
the realization slowly came,
and with such a sense of discovery,
I stood there in awe
wondering what I would do.  
For I had entered the rooms
filled with the essence of me.
There were all the hopes,
  and dreams,
    and feelings,
of one human soul.
And when I looked with understanding,
I saw that even the ugly things
had not been forgotten here.

It was a fearful thing
  to be confronted with myself,
    to see so clearly all the things
      I had long ignored.
You see, the things we ignore,
hoping they'll go away,
simply move into our rooms
and wait for rediscovery.

Your turn will come, 
  if it hasn't already,
    to enter your suite of rooms
      and be confronted 
        with all the essence of you.
What will you do?
And, what am I going to do now?
Escape and close the door?
  Lock it?
    Build a wall in front of it?
      Try to forget the things I found
        in my suite of rooms?
          Put my blinders back on?
Or will I have the courage 
to move into my rooms;
to become familiar with those intangibles
that exist in all of us;
To learn to live with 
  the ugly things, 
    and not be defeated by them;
To sort out the useable 
  from all the rest, 
    and use it with enthusiasm;
To know that what I found here
won't always suit those around me, 
But acknowledge it anyway.
I stand now in the doorway,
   looking out, looking in, 
       wondering . . .

Submitted 17 Sept 2016
To Contest: What Might They Find There

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Kim Merryman September 17, 2016 at 9:02 PM Beverly, I enjoyed reading your introspective write. Very thought provoking. Looking forward to the sequel. Blessings! Beverly Read September 17, 2016 at 9:07 PM Kim, I've enjoyed several of your poems so far, and I thank you for your comments. Don't get much chance to get on here but try to once or twice a week, so I'll be checking our your new stuff. Beverly

Old Man Emu September 17, 2016 at 6:30 PM Enjoyed your poem Beverly. Imaginative write indeed! I on the other hand close those doors lock it and build another room. Kind regards, Craig Beverly Read September 17, 2016 at 9:05 PM Hello Craig, Thank you for reading and enjoying. You sound like a move forward, never look back kind of person. That can be a good thing. Again, thank you so much. Beverly