I touched a place
I hadn’t wandered in a year
my ten-year old me
painful memories so near
I meandered through a wood
it had been too long
I lay beneath the breeze
heard familiar old songs
I looked for a friend
gone too long ago
she reached out her hand
and took me in tow
I visited old people
they fit like a glove
“thanks” a small word
when they shower you with love
I touched a place
I hadn’t wandered many a year
I stood in old shoes
scar’s lessons – need not fear
Poets United Midweek Motif is prompting us to write about Recovery. There are so many forms of recovery. We can recover from physical ailments, addictions, or pain inflicted by others. What does recovery mean to you?
How comfortable we feel with those memories of love and trust in our past. Really enjoyed reading this poem.
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Thanks Robin – we can recover from our past
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A sad and solemn piece, gruesome even. Although love makes up for past inadequacies. Greetings!
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Love makes up for so much that otherwise would be too sad to relive
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How beautiful, image of the bridge and the shape and impact of your words! I love the wood and breeze (reminds me of the pines near the Cliff House) and then:
“I visited old people
they fit like a glove
“thanks” a small word
when they shower you with love”
For that little girl to be part of you and accessible (but not in charge) speaks to healing and recovery.
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yes you share some of those haunts…
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That recovery sounds complete! 🙂
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Time heals many wounds (or so they say)
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You know, its good to revisit those places. Definitely not to live in them, but even our darkest times have things for us. When we get to the point we can go back to them, and not fear it, or feel so burdened by it – the healing is def well on its way.
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What a skilled and insightful poem – sometimes we have to go back in order to move forward…it also made me think of a piece of graffiti near where i live ‘fear makes the wolf look bigger’ – of course when we are young we must do what we must in order to survive..when we are grown with great courage perhaps we can put that wolf back on the other side of the door…
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Sometimes all it takes to heal is to step back and reflect on things.. while learning to accept and let go ❤ Beautifully penned 🙂
Lots of love,
Sanaa
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After the passing of some time, sometimes it is good to revisit the past…even the painful parts…and see just how much one has healed since those days! <—That is the message I take from your poem. The last two lines speak reams.
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““thanks” a small word / when they shower you with love”…love this…
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It is lovely when people extend a hand to a child just because she needs it. A touching poem.
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Beautiful…. It must have been a humbling experience.
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I think going back like that is something that give the only healing possible..
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Beautifully weaved 🙂
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The verse made me think that recovery is never complete as long as the memory remains.
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Familiar songs can help the healing process.
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it’s good to go back to things that make you heal and recover, and to welcome all the love that people give you in life….
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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You have definitely healed.
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How important to stand in the ‘old shoes’ from time to time, to meet old friends, old memories… to reevaluate the past and get healed by releasing what not serve us any more. Important thoughts, great poem!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
HAUNTING AND BEAUTIFUL IN ITS ANALOGIES AND SETTINGS!
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__Nice, Moonie: it is that… memories are the only value that will overcome time’s evaporation.
Memories last; we dream the same as then; time lost. _m
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Lovely and meaningful poem. It may seem as if we are standing still if we fail to look back at how far we’ve come.
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This is so beautiful, it really touched my heart. I felt every stanza. Thank you for the visit to my blog. Best wishes
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I love how you can write poems so well.
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