You’re a feather in the breeze
Prodded rocking side to side No control no direction As you drift upon the wind Jetsam on a broken shore Empty life with hints of more Waiting as your savior Lifts you up to take you in Transparent and so fragile Stripped naked and confused The tears have worn away the underneath You sacrifice your values Give up, give in, give out Prostrated and so Open just to breathe Fragile, cracked and broken Jetsam floats upon the waves Your own needs go unspoken In your offerings to please Opened with acidic hands Your inner self wears thin In a life of hidden winds You’re a feather in the breeze Silent tears in dark of night Only you to hold you tight With loss of soul in darkness In some ungodly way You cry in silent sorrow As the sun unveils morrow You face the waking challenge Of pushing past the day Fragile, cracked and broken Jetsam floats upon the waves Your own needs go unspoken In your offerings to please Opened with acidic hands Your inner self wears thin In a life of hidden winds You’re a feather in the breeze
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Theresa
7/10/2019 10:34:20 am
I like this poem, it's almost a song. I could not identify with much of it and I refuse to give up my values. That refusal costs as much as giving them up. So what difference does it make?
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7/10/2019 11:23:27 am
Hi Theresa. Thank you so much for the comment.
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Jennifer
12/20/2019 12:46:02 pm
It seems to me that for this feather, acceptance had nothing to do with it, desperation yes. It’s too bad we can’t ask the feather why it was there because it probably knows by now.
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David
12/22/2019 09:55:18 pm
Desperation, yes. Absolute desperation...for acceptance. Certainly self perceived acceptance.
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