Identity

I am an empty seashell that waits beside the sea
To catch each impatient wave that washes over me,
Within the deeper crevice which is my inner part
There swells all the emptiness that drowns a heavy heart.
I am a frigid winter that never sees the  sun
Yet dreams to hold one sunbeam before its light is done.
I am a hollow nighttime wind crying out aloud
Embracing every vacant space stretching wide and proud,
Sheltering a burden while seeking that final cave
To echo trust and recapture all the love I gave.


I am deserted memory living in the past
Wherein all wind and waves and snow are forgotten fast.
I am a lonely stranger, timid, pale and lost, how sad,
Who for the sake of liberty committed all I had.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Kendrick Avatar
January 18, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Very expressive and emotive work..I like the metaphoric language..I am glad that I chose this one to read this afternoon..Sara
Bogdanos Avatar
January 30, 2013 at 7:46 AM
Thank you for appreciating my poetry Sara!Love,Claire
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