I am true

There is a cave,
inside my mind.
Where the light can not reach.

There is a hole,
inside my heart.
where the butterflies never go.

And in my soul,
if you seek.
there is a wall,
with a small crack that leaks.

In the cave,
inside my mind.
Thoughts wonder,
thoughts I hide so I can not find.

In that hole,
deep in my heart.
my worries lay.
where I bury them for another day.

And in my soul,
where the crack begins to seep.
Are for all whom I have loved,
But could not keep.

Though I have faults,
I am true.
With the image,
I present to you.

I may be broken,
I might be battered.
but who am I,
to say that matters.

We all have our faults,
but I am true.
With who I am,
and what I present to you.

Reviews

[K.C. Zbryk]

This is a very sad poem. It's very well written but sad. I like the repitition of the locations and how they give the poem a circular flow, almost like a downward spiral, and at the end it feels almost as if you are offering yourself to the reader and challenging them to to be true in their presentation to you. Very bold and very deep.

[Paul Devlin]

I love this. It has a very strong message and strong emotion.

[SpokenWord]

Yes we all have faults but most tend to hide them and represent them self as being perfect. It is when people expose them self and they don't hide when they find truth in this life and others who accept them for who they really are regardless if they match what society portrays as right. Nice write.

[deeps]

Such a heart tugging sad write.
But so well written and expressed.

[13ft fall]

I like the cadence here. It's a strong trait of yours and evident in much of your work. It builds, line upon line, brick upon brick, forming a very solid image and poem. Nicely done.

[Linear]

Poetry was never written so well, as when the writer allows the reader a glimpse into their being.
This was very well thought out and executed with a gifted finesse, well done.
Enjoyed. :0)