Unbroken Awareness

UNBROKEN AWARENESS

My life is now a floating shell.
I am a vessel on that river.
The storm, the ship, the sea,
Whose shores we lost in crossing.

I can see the milky distances-
In your eyes, but you cannot see me.
A thin melon slice of first moon,
Melting into songs and slivers of ice.

You could feel small creatures dying.
Cowering humans in their burrows.
Fighting for lives other than theirs.
Aware they could not escape.

Each of us comes into being
Knowing who we are,
What we are supposed to do?
But why do you try to hold back-
The sands, falling in your hourglass?

I am now unconscious.

In a way..., but mute.
A little pearl of awareness,
But this pearl is not me.
Knowing yet unable. 

I am now timeless!

All times and in all futures.
I am a universe of windows.
I cannot be touched again.
I am in an endless dream.

But I can see you outlined-
Looking beyond what you know.
One day the seeds would return
And life would continue.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 1/23/2016 6:04:00 PM
T.R.M, I'm just stopping by to enjoy your poem. Have a wonderful day. ** LINDA**
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Date: 9/8/2015 11:28:00 AM
:) SKAT
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Date: 4/5/2015 11:30:00 PM
Tendai, Thank you for the sweet reply to my comment. Have yourself a Happy Easter Love LINDA
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Date: 10/7/2014 11:15:00 AM
Tendai, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile, others passed, when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your compositions. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT
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Tendai Rinos Mwanaka
Date: 10/9/2014 6:11:00 AM
Thanks for welcoming me to the site and your kind comments. i am a Zimbabwean artist based in Chitungwiza Zimbabwe, just outside the capital city Harare. i write pretty much everything; essays, non fiction, poetry, stories, novels, plays, inter genres etc....and i also draw, do photography, and sound art as well. i would love to hear from you and continue the communication here
Date: 10/6/2014 4:42:00 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup! Nice, mystical poetry here! Peace & Love Matthew Anish
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Tendai Rinos Mwanaka
Date: 10/9/2014 6:13:00 AM
thanks Mathew for your kind comments
Date: 10/6/2014 9:25:00 AM
You wrote such an amazing piece my dear friend Tendai! I love your poem and your ending is inspiring and great: one day the seeds would return and life would continue. Wow! Thanks a lot for sharing. Thanks as well for takin your precious time to read and leave nice comment on one of my poems. Lastly, my warmest welcome to you on this lovely site. Hope you'll enjoy your stay here! love and welcome hugs, Leonora
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Tendai Rinos Mwanaka
Date: 10/9/2014 6:19:00 AM
thanks Leonara
Date: 10/5/2014 12:18:00 AM
A very deep powerful piece - excellent write! Welcome to PoetrySoup and happy writings! Pandita
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Tendai Rinos Mwanaka
Date: 10/9/2014 6:21:00 AM
thanks Pandita for your kind comments
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Tendai Rinos Mwanaka
Date: 10/6/2014 5:19:00 AM
thanks...will participate and comment on other poems i will be reading
Date: 10/4/2014 1:51:00 PM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, Tendai - I choose your first very well written poem - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 10/9/2014 6:21:00 AM
thanks
Date: 10/2/2014 12:11:00 PM
Tendai, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you enjoy the community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I want to be the first to invite you on over, to the contest page. I OFFER MY CONTEST, in hopes it inspires you to write another poem. I'm looking forward to following you and your poetry:) Here's the link to the contest page. http://www.poetrysoup.com/poetry_contests/ <---~Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
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Date: 10/9/2014 6:21:00 AM
thanks
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