Numbed by "I Don't Care"

My senses wonder how to find peace
among company not familiar
with the lightest touch.  
Even though I have written down
everything of which I dream.  
My words are not heralded
by the new age the same
because a pebble
means more to them
than a beautiful sunset's beams.

The youngest
seem to rise inside the walls
with no names,
disguised as sparkling diamonds
known as hope.  
I must beware of their winds
as they can overwhelm
the very air I cradle and for which I fight.  
Or, I may find my Heaven
has become absent
and that I have given up everything
I know to be right.

I could look straight through the glass
and hear the strangest voices ever
from my reality.  
And, I would want to know
what lies at the bottom,  
posing as flowers for my hair.
Still, I find there are wrinkles in my climate
painted on the panes of life,
numbed by “I don't care”.

If I tried to escape or perhaps fight
for what I believe,
would I be considered shallow?  
Could I still feel   the appeal of peace
or would I want to cover my heart in sleep?  
So, I watch the schemes
of those not familiar with the lightest touch
then watch them drink the wine
of what they reap.

Reviews

[rivers]

You may be expressing the changes you see and feel in life but I must first state that your evocative writing is constant as the dawn each day. I have written on these WC pages many times that you are one of the finest writers here. Neva, I think I understand everything you are expressing here. While in the transition of the past year, I have said I don’t care countless times and finally just felt like I may be in danger of giving up. After unpublishing over a hundred pieces and then writing another hundred poems that were never published here I said to myself again… "I don't care" “Understand this moment has come to just write what you feel… don’t ever let anyone say what you feel is wrong”…

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thank you Harlon :)

[Emerald Seas]

Beautifully executed writing, Neva. I am always taken by your style and your message. Wonderful - as always!

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thank you Que Sera Sera :)

[ba_mcfarlane]

No matter how or why you fight your battles with words, your spirit, it always soars above, you always win out. Your stuff, I love it so.

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thank you so much ba :)

[Wakeofahero]

As always, love your writing, and your style Neva. Well well done :)! It is good to see you back on here again!

[Neva Flores Smith - Changefulstorm]

Thank you wakeofahero