My Bucket List

For one to mark off a box in completion, then comes a sense of joy. But what's confusing is that all the tasks he did as a boy.

To feel what you want to be able to is a privilege of itself, to experience emotions in which you have not felt, sympathy and guilt are on my top shelf.

My bucket list is not filled brim with black cats, nor is it filled with sorrow. Instead i want to reach into my hat, and pull out my feelings of tomorrow.

A feeling in which i have never felt is something i wish to see. As for the thoughts i find inside of myself make it difficult for me to breathe.

Longing to be pushed into other shoes, i do my best to make them fit. But with the blisters and the rashes I should probably assume that their just not my width.
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Allison Avatar
December 8, 2020 at 11:49 AM
a unique take on the contest theme, many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
Agustin Avatar
December 7, 2020 at 4:56 AM
Wow! Congrats! Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
Barry-Nishanian Avatar
December 6, 2020 at 6:34 PM
" pushed into other shoes" Carolyn read that as getting published. Your shoes starting to fit, you won a first, me at second, so let's keep trying on those shoes. We will get there...ok? Congrats
Seeker Avatar
December 5, 2020 at 6:05 PM
“ To feel what you want to be able to is a privilege of itself ” congrats on your win!
Ibeh Avatar
December 5, 2020 at 2:59 PM
Loved this! You are good, Safiya, real good!:-) Congratulations on your well-deserved win!
Devonshire Avatar
December 5, 2020 at 1:31 PM
Don't give up on getting published, Safiya. I think you have what it takes. And if you want to feel "guilt" or "sympathy," just keep reading on Poetry Soup. Congratulations on your top win! Hugs, carolyn
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