Living words

a thought that morphed

Life is words

And so I use

Them

Eagerly when just a baby

Sounding out

And tasting each new one

Rolling of the tongue

Joy found at the mastery of

New ones

 

Sparingly in my

Teen years

At least when talking to

My momma

And boys

And some girls

Friends were showered

Overmuch so

Til they were friends no longer

Learning life word lessons

 

Young adulthood found me

Weighing them more

Tasting them less

Life word lessons being taught

On give and take

And

Taking…

Always taking

While changing

And exploring

And moving on

To new

And better

Maybe

 

Or just trying

To find me

In a sea of other

More well defined me’s

Maybe

 

First impressions

Not always valid

So again I learned

And evolved

 

Into middle passage

Or as close as I can come

Words being sprayed with

A velocity surrounded by

Assuredness learned

The hard way

And still I rise

To meet the challenge

Of the upcoming words

Stayed with the thought of

The many years to accompany them

The many more to be learned

To be taught

And given

To share

Reflecting on childhood

Full circle

Living is words

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[MichelleSun]

Or just trying

"To find me

In a sea of other

More well defined me's

Maybe"

THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE UNCERTAINTY of being a young woman in this day and time. We are trying to figure out so much. Evrery thing is so fleeting. We are even trying to figure out how to just let go. Words are so vital to a woman's survival in life!

[Flow]

I think on this site we have a true love affair with written and spoken words, for they are the tools that sharpen our tongues making it a double edged sword to either heal or destroy. Excellent write of reflection from childhood to adult hood and what the meaning of words are to you.

[Arthur Bellfield]

THERE'S ALOT OF TRUTH IN THIS PIECE..NAH IN THIS MANTRA!

[Autumn Dawn Gorny]

Wow, a very poignant poem about the power of the voice and what comes out. Very well done