I Am

for a typhoon can not be tamed 

you must let it run it course 

and here you wish for me to change 

step aside darling if you

cannot face the full brunt of 

this storm inside my soul

I have witnessed snippets of 

The Walking Dead 

- dead, you see, I am not

you may walk your tightrope 

balancing in life to

observe the world spinning around you

I will be the salmon 

swimming upstream 

slicing the water and flying through

the wide open mouth 

of a hungry grizzly 

it’s a risk 

darling, I do not begrudge 

your slow walk to death 

but please don’t clip my wings

don’t dampen the fire in my soul 

please don’t tame the beast 

there is a ravaging life-force within 

demanding I make the most of 

every breath while I

dance in every moment 

this life of mine 

was always supposed to be taken 

high speed

I can only be thankful 

without regret 

for being me

Reviews

[Simran Kewlani]

This is wonderful! I absolutely adore this one. It is so motivational yet twisted and dark.
You are a rockstar!

[BlackPrince]

'Darling, I do not begrudge
your slow walk to death
but please don't clip my wings,
don't dampen the fire in my soul...'

Those are wonderfully woven poetic observations, complementing the poem's overall assertive and self-affirming tone.

WELL DONE

[barleygirl]

This poem almost brings me to spiritual orgasm. It's the feeling of someone really getting it, the way it's been for me all my life. This is so powerful, so gut-wrenchingly true. After all the years of dragging others along I finally set myself free & learned to thrive in solitude . . . better this than the slow suffocation of obligation & expectation! Makes me shudder, to think of the fight of shaking off such oppressive people in one's life. This is incredibly spot on & done with creative intensity (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Davidgeo]

First line has a typo.

It kinda seems like your fighting imaginary monsters with this one.

[KWP]

:D it was a Moment ... and like all moments ... it passed ... heck of a week man ... I hope you are running X

[sinNsincerity]

I like this, only dead fish swim with the current and have no meaning and purpose. And you my friend have plenty of it!

[Phill Oz O'fee]

Exquisite - to poetically emphasize the need to protect one's individuality is brilliantly captured in your wordplay, format and stanza flow; I really like this read and share ... :-)

[Avelina Devi]

A free spirited write just like its creator.
Let no one extinguish that fire in your soul.
Beautifully expressed.

[wordman]

you can love me but never tame me

[Gee]

So sling ya hook ya slacker cos I'm off to have some fun.
I can picture you in your cave womanesque, fur bikini, mud smeared and kicking the s**t out of an irksome triceratops ( if that's spelled correctly I'll be amazed)......and let me tell ya, it ain't a bad image to be imagining :))

[KWP]

Fur Bikini eh? MMMM kinky :D

Actually the triceratops is my pet - it's that damn T-Rex I been looking out for - can't trust those buggers.

[Ryan I]

I like the strength in this poem and the confidence in yourself. Thank you for sharing!

[KWP]

Hey Ryan - yeah I feel pretty strong just now - let's see how long that lasts.