A man in the dark shouts with a loud deep voice, tying to take me back down memory lane of what once a painful and mirrored past
I nearly lose myself trying to reminisce about the past he is trying to remind me of
Draw myself to forget the now and force myself to forget what once was
I teleported my scream “Do not take me there!”, refusing to go back
“I do not want to go there”, I shout making it clear that even though he does not hear
I wipe off my past from the mirror
With myself I betray my feelings, wipe off my memory and somehow adjust to collectively let go
I let lose and take back my power, going into the gravity of forgetting the now I am mirrored in
I tap into my sense of self and go deep into my glamour days leaving the past where it was
“In the Past”
Poet
Masego Nkuna
Categories:
unmirrored, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
You, ghostly, ethereal and impalpable, imaginary friend
were my bond to the outside world,
without you, I am a recluse, invisible, veiled, disguised to all.
More than happy to live here hidden
safely in this self created inner sanctum,
alive in pictures and memories sustaining this inconspicuous me.
The reality is I must be unafraid and open the door
stand before the see through unmirrored glass
and let the world see me.
One step slow then quick
with all you've taught
I can find a way to embrace each step bravely.
You were my bond that held me firm in place
greeting the world as it is, as I am, as I was,
now presenting me face to face to the world.
Look at me, see me, don't think I stand alone
an intangible presence, strength and courage is here,
unseen steadfast, but obvious invisible at my side.
Picture - Being Invisible
Categories:
unmirrored, confidence, feelings, introspection, strength,
Form: Free verse
Thank you for my sentience
and giving me time to use it
thanks too, for some ebullience
and wisdom given to choose it
Thank you for lovely scents
wafting toward my memories
giving some sweet recompense
building up life's treasuries
Thanks too for social networks
that don't have any electrons
looking you face-to-face upon
unmirrored smiling reflection
Thank you baby for gurgled smile
thanks too for childish messes
thanks for making life versatile
playing with all of its blessings
Thanks for those tears of sorrow
that have balanced my emotions
and for friends straight as arrows
who laugh at my crazy notions
Thank you for the angst I feel
thank you for the rippled water
for what my contemplations reveal
thinking deeper, because I ought to
Thanks for occasional epiphanies
broadening my view of meaningful
sensed free will, to give me please
and times with you, spent peacefully
Thanks for all the minutia of days
thanks for life's resilient mixture
thanks for graciously given praise
that helps reveal a bigger picture
© Goode Guy 2012-12-07
Categories:
unmirrored, inspirational, introspection, thank you,
Form: Quatrain