Kathleen Kroll Poet Free verse

Unearthing the Heart's Emotions

Unearthing the heart’s emotions
Is a dangerous task
Down through the layers 
I tunnel
Driven by sadness
Driven by madness

Am I ready to accept 
What lies hidden 
Like mushrooms springing
From the musty, sodden earth
Deep wounds lie festering
In layers of scar tissue
Bathed in dark denial
And washed white by delusion

Inside I spy 
Various gems and stones
I linger with a chosen few
Those I polish and return
Others beg me to stay awhile
But it is no use
The pain of a second glance
Spurs me forward

Occasionally, I glimpse a rose
Mixed with the discards
I pause and inhale its fragrance
Praying it will remain

Later I return
Searching
Was it there?
Was it really me?
Too late it’s gone

But the sense 
That I glimpsed it once
Gives renewed hope.
Tomorrow I will 
Better sort the 
Treasure from the trash.

Third or fourth version
Oct 2011 KDK

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Poet Destroyer A April 28, 2016 at 1:13 PM Kathleen, wow, bathing in dark denial... Epic and deep. I can really say, I feel your words in every line. Kind of how I felt like when I wrote my rose poem.... This is definitely a favorite poem.... Love Linda Kathleen Kroll May 2, 2016 at 8:09 AM So humbling because your rose poem is a fave of mine! Thanks, Linda!