Digging

Im digging…

Digging to fill and empty need

But no matter how much I dig there will still be a deep empty hole

Wait..

If I continue to dig I will eventually find what I’m looking for, It must be buried somewhere

But the more I reach down the hollow hole my hands grasp at darkness, nothingness

I look up and shake out of my mania

Through all my frantic digging I forgot what I was searching for

Right I remember now..

Im digging within myself to fill a constant empty need

I look deep within the hole in myself and find all the material things that I have tried to fill the emptiness with

But they long have not been touched and dust has got the best of them

Why did I need these things, they did not benefit me?

I place all the material belongings on the ground

The purse, watch,cellphone the list spills over

I walk away and leave them for the others who continue to dig inside themselves

I am left with nothing but I am filled with something

A feeling of freedom, strength, joy

Reviews

[Renee]

wow! this is a fantastic poem. it deep, full of emotion. Great Work!

[TJ]

Very well done. I liked the format of this poem and I think it worked vest for it. Also a good message: material things won't fill the void inside you! Small typo at the beginning, you put and instead of an.

[KimLove "The Beautiful ..]

Melissa, that was very insightful and beautiful. One can feel the panic forever search and the relief once you discover it was there all along. xo

[Coyote Poetry]

I like the logic in this poem. The extra packages we carry sometime weight us down and blind us from the real good in a life. I like how you made your point in this poem. A strong ending to a outstanding poem.
Coyote

[clairvoyantmars]

the hollowness and emptiness is really heart felt.. great work! :))