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Daphne Taylor Poem
I had a friend, I laughed and fled
I had a dream, I fought with reality
I had a home, I ran away
I had an idea, I filed it away
I had a love, He cheated and lied
I saw a light, I sat in the dark
I was in a crowd, I sat alone
I looked into the mirror and cried,
"You're all I need!"
I turned away...Regretfully
Copyright © Daphne Taylor | Year Posted 2006
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Daphne Taylor Poem
I’ve been searching for the ‘Me Inside’
I’ve traveled down to the depths of my soul
Journeyed towards the abyss of ‘Lost Dreams & Memories’
I’ve ventured to the ‘Repressed Emotions’
(Buried deep inside my mind)
I’ve run away from ‘Painful Flashbacks’
(And cried a ‘River of Tears’ over my past failures)
I’ve caught myself dwelling on ‘Old Memories’
(‘Lost Loves’ and ‘Poor Judgments’ I’ve made, needing to set them free)
On the outside I’m all ‘Pretty & Nice’
(So polite and well mannered, refusing to look a fright)
But the “me” on the outside is falling apart
The harder I search, the more I remember,
And the worse I become - You see…
The “Me” on the inside was hidden away a long time ago.
I’d been through so much pain and disappointment…
That I suppressed all of my fears, doubts, and insecurities
Bottled up all of my mistakes, my losses, & my shame,
Under layers of guilt – all covered in sadness & regret.
The more I search to be whole,
The harder it is to forgive and forget.
To learn to love myself, inside and out.
For the Outside is but a shell, a clever disguise,
Masking the person inside, who is unsure she can find
The strength and forgiveness to remove her costume.
The Outer Me is opinionated, assertive, and strong willed
Yet, she is never with the Inner Me
Late at night when my past invades my dreams,
Demanding I take responsibility for the self-destructive abuse
I put All of Me through!
I desperately want to be a complete person
Not scattered fragments of who I should have been.
I’m afraid to face the demons I’ve created in my mind.
I’m afraid of being unable to make
Peace with my twisted past,
Inevitably – smothering my future and my happiness.
Copyright © Daphne Taylor | Year Posted 2006
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Imagine a love that’s true,
A love that would last a lifetime.
Would he tell her he’ll love her always?
Or would he whisper false promises in the dark?
He doesn’t feel the same way she feels
He doesn’t comprehend what she’s so desperately
Trying to make him understand…
Imagine what it would be like to be Me.
Too scared to cry – yet fearless and strong!
Trying so hard to be cold on the outside
While being torn apart on the inside.
Imagine…
Holding on to old dreams and silent memories
Living a make-believe life in a make-believe world.
When your skeletons start closing in…
And your memories become too painful to deal with…
“Hiding behind a mask is all I know how to do!”
(Unable to release all I have hidden deep within…)
Imagine…
What it must be like to be too scared to feel…
Copyright © Daphne Taylor | Year Posted 2006
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