Insecurities

I've tried to sooth

your insecurities

and that is always

in vain.

 

You hold onto them,

like a child holds onto

that tattered, torn blanket,

that lost its usefulness long ago.

 

But, at least,

the blanket was once, useful,

it kept the child warm

in body and soul.

(Your insecurities just make you cold.)

 

@2009

Reviews

[Maxine]

This is just so pretty :) It's so simple and elegant in feel, yet speaks volumes! Lovely as always :)!

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you so much!

[annabellee]

Wow that's so deep, awsome write :)
I loved the comparison with a child's blanket, such a creative idea.
The second stanza was my favourite, beautifully written.
I really enjoyed it :)

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you, I'm partial to that one myself!

[annabellee]

you're most welcome :)

[carol burgess romance]

This poem speaks volumes...enjoyed the read

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you, Carol!

[Rahul]

What a touchable write..."your insecurities make you cold"...what a deep line "walker" glad to read youse work after a long time...lol..well, you got me "walker" once again.
This's really a nice, deep, lovely and beautiful cuz..i can feel what you really want to say by this piece. wow, it's a @2009, that's good and it's an honor to read it in 2013 :XD
nice work "Barbara"...great job100/100

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you!

[Craig2591]

Very beautifully written. This is definitely one of your best.

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you very much!

[Stephen]

Sounds like something an ex-girlfriend wrote to me in '97. I try not to be insecure anymore. Good read..

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you very much!

[s y e]

Ooooh insecurities affect a lot of people! We all have our insecurities.

An amazing poem, B!

~ Noodle.

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you, N.!

[s y e]

Anytime!

[Dr. Wood ?]

not really sure that it needs the last line..Good poem though....Some folk just never grow up

[Barbara Walker]

Thank you! I read it through and you might be right. Let me think on that a bit!

[Coyote Poetry]

Wisdom in your poem. Insecurities lead to fear then disappointment. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[Doctor JKC]

It is "blankie" time.
We're pretty much made by the time we are three.
All early decisions start there about the way we see things
and we tend to "rubber-band" back to the earliest one.
Being a lovers therapist never works out for either party.

Good work!
Jack