Timothy Mattson Poet Light Verse

'i'

I am, I believe, I think, and I feel.
    Yet much more is asked, for
        It all to be real.

I need, I thirst, I hunger and sleep.
    Where nurturing is required
        For all those to keep.

I crawl, I walk, I run before I leap.
    While staying along the path
        That isn't too steep.

I learn, I grow, I stumble & I fall.
    Discovering the balance if
        I'm to stand tall.

I dream, I hope, I travel where I see.
    A place in the universe,
        Understandable to me.

I write, I speak, I love & I hate.
    Adapting to survive beyond
        What I create.

I conceive, I receive, I grieve & deceive.
    As my guilt is positioned,
        Never to leave.

I explore & ignore, I give & will take.
    Searching for those answers,
        None of them fake.

I know I horde more, yet here I'll lie.
    Since I'm convinced I will deny,
        Long before I die.

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Paula Goldsmith March 6, 2023 at 1:15 PM Your "I" is a wonderful write. Love It. Blessings................

Panagiota Romios February 6, 2023 at 7:40 PM Hi Tim, I so appreciate your originality and this well crafted poem! Please do keep writing. Thank you. Panagiota xo Panagiota Romios February 7, 2023 at 3:03 AM Tim, I have often wondered about my name. Meaning I wonder how it made people felt. Thanks for letting me know!-)) Tickle, Tickle, from Panagiota xo. Timothy Mattson February 6, 2023 at 8:04 PM Hi Panagiota, thank you for the supportive words and I will keep the work coming... btw, you have a most beautiful name, it makes my heart smile as if being tickled & held.

Deb M February 2, 2023 at 6:08 AM You are T….l love this poem Timothy …..Debx Timothy Mattson February 6, 2023 at 7:56 PM Hey Deb, thanks for the clarification....it reminds me that although I don't think of myself as being a stupid man, I've been wrong before! Anyway, you were playing chess, I was stumbling with checkers. Bottom line, I like your vision. Deb M February 2, 2023 at 10:50 PM Haha well there is a reason ….your I title with the apostrophes on each side looks like a capital T …..so you were saying “I Am” and because it looked like a T ….I thought you were saying “I am Timothy” so I said “you are T “. I hope you understand all that and l have clarified it for you?!? Ha…..so I'm not a nutter hehe!!!! Cheers Debx Timothy Mattson February 2, 2023 at 9:16 AM Thank you Deb, I am glad you love it, hopefully there will be more down the road as your support only adds to my motivation. I have one question, you began with ' You are T....' ???