Removing the Lock From My Door
I knock at the door of my questioning
Wondering if I should let myself in
Will I be a hospitable guest
Will my questions eviscerate me
I have known myself
to be my greatest nemesis
Therefore I fear
Being alone with myself in the dark
I prepare my room
Open the windows
Allow cold air to permeate my sanctum
For I wish to be alert
I turn on the lights
For I wish to see
I do not wish to be distracted by me
The knocking
Becomes more persistent
With beating heart
I walk across the room
Feeling my breath catch in my throat
As sweaty hands reach for the lock
Opening the door just a crack
Yet I push past myself like a breeze
Wondering why did it take so long
To let myself in.
There in front of me
A table and two chairs
I sat here
And I sat there
The one of me
Was now a pair
We did not need to say a word
We listened intently and we heard
No secrets exist within one mind
The veil lifted
no longer blind
I smiled
And I smiled back at me
Suddenly another appeared
There were three of me
Past me
Present and future me
The one I was
The one I am
The one I am destined to be
So we joined hands
Together I prayed
Fear of myself
It began to fade
Some questions have no answers
So I let them fade away
I've come to accept that's perfectly okay
No reason to reside in yesterday
For both Yesterday and tommorow
live inside of me
Yet it is here and now that I need to be
I am
Yes I am
willing to be
Present and free
Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2014
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