Listen

It is not always about you.
Sometimes it is about me.
There are things I hide inside 
And they are waiting to be set free.
It not just about the cure,
Some times it is the disease,
That needs to be extinguished
By a simple word called please.
Please let me tell my story,
Please let me fuel my flame,
Please let me find my strength inside
That I have put away in shame.
There is one pure and simple truth 
That I search for everyday,
And sometimes i feel the closer I get,
The more it fades away.
So let me tell my story
As you sit and wonder why
I didn't tell you sooner,
And just left my soul to die.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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Makama Avatar
June 11, 2012 at 5:31 AM
This is great... I really enjoyed it. Nice to get such a blessing in such a beautiful monday afternoon.
Schaber Avatar
November 25, 2011 at 5:01 PM
awsome poem
Guy Avatar
November 25, 2011 at 9:32 AM
ms. Plunkett, well said quatrains of the desire in us all....to be listened to...no need to die. ;-)
Givein Avatar
November 23, 2011 at 12:36 PM
Very fantastic ~ i read this over and over, i just love this, it has so many mysteries to it... Keep writing ~ Congrats on being featured =]
Brown Avatar
November 23, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poem being featured this week Windyann. Love, Carol
Mister Roboto Avatar
November 23, 2011 at 6:02 AM
I LOVE this poem! very very nice...
Mehta Avatar
November 21, 2011 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week, Windyann
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