Kym Akintomide Poet Enclosed Rhyme

Joy Deferred

I want to know joy,
 But I am afraid
This is not how I am made

Grief is a constant friend
My heart is warm,
Eyes are keen,
I see others,
Still,I feel unseen

I play too small
Do not know why
Insightful, sensitive, reluctant to cry

Need time alone
To hear my heart,
Answers are there, 
Painful to start

My body is wise,
 it does not lie
Must learn to listen,
And not deny,

Only then
Fear aside 
Time to enjoy
My elusive joy

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Beata Agustin February 28, 2026 at 4:49 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet 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." Be blessed.

Lynn D. February 4, 2022 at 12:29 PM Good poem! I liked it!

Lynn D. February 4, 2022 at 12:28 PM Intelligent! Thought provoking! We should all be viewed as equal.

Ken Rone February 3, 2022 at 1:23 PM Thsnk you for sharing this Kym. " Elusive joy" is something we all are chasing. - Ken