Meg Anderson Poet Free verse

Dark Secret

Hidden I keep it...tied to my heart...
Under a layer of smiles...under a layer of joy...
Reeking of happy...it is safe...for now...

But...for how long will it be covered?
For when it escapes, it will be as a ravenous
Lion seeking to devour...

Many a full day has gone by that I not let my thoughts wander to it... Consoled in my busy life...
Letting my mind jump to and fro...

Maybe then...I won't dwell on it...but it comes back...
In a whirlwind of leaves it tosses me...chance after chance...
To redeem myself...

Instead I pile more lovely layers to the top...
How high can it go? Without toppling over?

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Poet Destroyer A March 12, 2016 at 10:37 AM ooooo, I like this Meg, much to wonder on... Love LINDA

Arthur Vaso December 9, 2015 at 10:55 AM Loved this write, great Poem Meg

Agona Apell December 5, 2015 at 9:09 AM "...Instead I pile more lovely layers to the top... How high can it go? Without toppling over?" This made me smile knowingly. You eloquently capture the dilemma of one who must choose between baring their secret or further adding to the precarious construction by which they conceal it. Lovely piece! Meg Anderson December 7, 2015 at 7:22 AM Thank you Agona! Its a hard place to be .

David Meade November 30, 2015 at 9:02 AM Some of our most terrible secrets try to devour our souls - sleepless nights, tasteless food . . . but always remember you are loved deeply and completely -- defeating fear. Meg Anderson November 30, 2015 at 9:43 AM Yes so true David, Thank you. Sometimes the unseen and becomes seen.

Skat A November 28, 2015 at 4:11 PM deep write. SKAT Meg Anderson November 30, 2015 at 7:33 AM Skat, thank you.