Born Free Poet Rhyme

Breaking Through

Breaking through
the walls of my old thoughts
peeling away the dead skin
of the old sins I was taught

I know my loved ones 
didn’t mean to hurt me 
but teaching me the same toxic lies
did in fact poison me

and it was the kind of poison
that tasted really sweet
when you’re a child
you don’t get to choose what to eat

so, at 51 I’m still breaking through
the walls of my old thoughts
peeling away the dead skin
of the old sins I was taught

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Miranda Hawley August 18, 2022 at 6:56 PM I think that is something we can all relate to. Learning as an adult and unlearning from childhood. At least I can.

Beata Agustin February 11, 2022 at 4:21 AM Thanks for sharing this. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." God bless you. Born Free February 12, 2022 at 8:44 AM Peace! Thank you! I appreciate it. and God bless you as well.