Whispers

as poets I imagine we all feel this yearning ....

the whispers 

have always been there 

quietly asking me to stay true 

silent echos of mind

run against the current

cross societal boundaries

jump into the heartfelt darkness

of the unknown known

the whispers in my soul

do not care for banality 

when expression dances

parrallel

the whispers ache 

down deep 

into my bones

softly tap,tap,tapping

on the very shell of my essence

reminding me

to break free of 

the shackles

THIS LIFE

only asking of one task

to stay true to me

tell me do you too 

hear the whispers?

Reviews

[Arthur Henn]

I always hear the whispers. I truly feel this feeling more when I'm at the botanical garden with camera in hand. This written word of "Whispers" was a good read. Thank you KWP

[KWP]

Hello Arthur and thank you so much for coming by this side of the Woods :) - I know that feeling with camera in hand in fact this morning just before sunrise I was snapping a huge spider with salmon coloured clouds behind ... you have just reminded me I haven't uploaded them yet ... best do that now then ... how exciting :) XX

[Arthur Henn]

You like spiders. I love photographing jumping spiders. Their not as big here as they are there.

[KWP]

I was going to review one of your poems but was sidetracked by your blog ... great photos :)

[Arthur Henn]

Take your time. No hurry.

[Autumn Lyric]

the "tap tap tapping on the very shell of my essence" is a great resonating touch and I love your format and word choices. Yes, I have often felt this way a majority of the time. I think it is because as poets our feelings are deep and we are not surface dwellers in this life... we see something that affects us, it must be addressed and written down, encapsulated, for the next generation of poets and thinkers... Good work.

[KWP]

i think you may well be right .... catch it - yes grab it - find the beauty within - because even when we do not see it - the beauty is there - yes yes somewhere under the surface - LOVE X

[daninstockholm]

Beautiful work!! love the phrasing, the images, love it!!

[Kay]

Indeed, I do hear the whispers on a constant basis. Well done! :)

[KWP]

thanks you - glad you liked X

[cycy]

lolx....i think i hear them too, very well written dear lovely piece

[MAC]

thanks to your brilliant poem i now not only hear them but do feel them too. strong write young lady!

[KWP]

why thank you kind sir - nice words XX

[MAC]

welcome kind miss :)

[hanir]

Whispers should be heard! Nicely written. ☺

[sinNsincerity]

My soul cares not for lots of thing and I do have to stay true to myself.
Hey no one else is going to do it haha...
Excellent and very relatable write!

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness!! the whispers ... how we need to plug in the amplifier but waaaaaaaaaaaaay to many times ignore, and suppress them ... i especially enjoy thinking on these lines:
"ump into the heartfelt darkness
of the unknown known"
the unknown known!!! i love it!!

the tone of your poem is gentle ..yet it tweeks, pokes and challenges at the same time ... one doesn't have to shout to be heard eh!? well done says i!
E.

[dw817]

I hear whispers if I don't take my meds, but that's a different story. :)

As for the whispers to which you are referring, I think that might be your conscience. We all have one, KWP. And yes, the whisper is not very loud. Usually we have an added one; a different voice, louder and more demanding that wants what it wants when it wants it.

Which is our childish selfishness. Growth as you mention, the shell of your essence, truly can be reached by blocking that one out and instead listening to your inner voice ...

[KWP]

hey there :) thanks for reading - your words ring true X

[dw817]

I remember Mike Meyers as the Cat In The Hat said,
"A little voice inside of me is saying, "This is a bad idea." But I can barely hear that little voice, because an even louder little voice is screaming, "Let the twelve-year-old drive !" Now punch it !

[KWP]

:) Love that - thank you ... Dr Suess was well in tune X

[dw817]

Well, that particular movie may have had VERY LITTLE to do with Dr. Seuss, KWP. It was a madcap and crazy romp, and while I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, it was likely a far stranger image than Seuss would've ever conceived.
http://bit.ly/1Hi6nQY

I am reading there now ... and very sad to see they will NOT be making any more live-action movies from Dr. Seuss stories. Man - I would've loved to have seen that considered The Cat In The Hat Returns.

And me and Chris have been talking every week now about Bartholomew And The Oobleck and hope it will be made into a movie. It seems now if it does that it will only be animated or CGI, the latter being more appreciated I think. Horton Hears A Who with Jim Carrey was definitely a lot of fun.