"Being Me..."

Another price to admission...

"Being Me..."

I keep returning here...

I wander a bit

see a bit

read and listen ...a bit

and return here

pause

softly breathe

daydream

think

breathe again

then... am off to wander

all through the glass

the whole world -

all the voices and moments ...beckoning.

drawing,

pausing as I always do...

then return here

pause

softly breathe

daydream

remember how to think

and dream again

- breathe again

be ...again

then off to wander ...again

to return again

here...

and BE ...again.

 

Chris

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Dripping Chocolate Madn..]

Having a "here" is a beautiful and underappreciated thing.
You have both my respect and my envy, good sir.
Lovely, lovely poem.

[Chris]

seems we are all needing a place where we catch a breath and hold tight to our "moments".

[Corset]

:D jus' bein' you, that's how you roll :D

[emmajoy]

Chris, you've always been able, somehow.. to put down words, yet,methinks, make each of your readers the only person you're talking to. Perhaps it's your pauses, the repeated words.. doing what one does face to face. And yes, you've always wandered, then, quietly stepped into the cafe again, smiling, looking down at that book! Perhaps like me, you think of this as a safety bubble, the place to just be til you want to fly for a while! Many thanks for sharing, take care, and, please, keep safe.

[emmajoy]

Yet another visit, feeling free Hope you're near nuff ready to get back to those sweet dreams again, some time soon. Take care, keep safe.

[Emily B]

It is a good place to return and pause

[Chris Shaw]

This is a home to me. This place is where I am totally free to be me. To dip in and out as time allows. To pause, reflect, think and be. I think many of us feel that way. I am pleased I paid you a visit.

Chris

[Chris Shaw]

I have returned to visit this poem for a second time. To pause and reflect on its contents. We do not see you often but when you do visit, you make it memorable. It:s good to be yourself and to live the way you want to.

Chris

[olla]

like a touch stone that keeps me grounded.. the place I call my home.. I spend a lot of my time.. being.. but the place where I get to be me.. is precious indeed.. it is where I come to when I am running just as fast as I can and my heart is pounding in my ears and I am panting like a dog after a long run on a hot afternoon.. it is where I can breathe..

[R.E. Ray]

Chris, it seems the price to admission is time, our most precious commodity. We look, wonder, listen, wonder, look and reach out, dream. I think all dreamers, the original explorers, are voyeurs. It's our connection to others and the next chapter in life. We do that here and offline, too. That's what I take from this, Chris. A few brief verses, though much to consider.

[Meggu]

It is wonderful, Chris. To help you remember how to breathe...