I stumbled upon a photo...

I found a picture from 1989, I thought of who I was back then and who I am today.

 

I stumbled upon a photo,

from my innocent days.

The brilliant sparkle in my eyes,

The soul that bent both ways.

 

How much I’ve changed over the years,

Is not that much at all.

Soul still bending, eyes still sparkle,

Just scars from when I’d fall.

 

Innocence, has changed to wisdom,

Flightiness, into thought,

Obsession, into mere passion,

Learned love, cannot be bought.

 

Grown from a girl to a mother,

Been straight to hell and back.

Found myself in the depths of it,

And got myself on track.

 

We are; a soul in a body,

Bonded by our spirit.

My mind has truly developed,

my heart has grown with it.

 

All in all, I am quite the same,

Just found my destiny.

Older and wiser for what I’ve done

but, satisfied with me.

 

~Melody

 

Reviews

[cynthiabuhainbaello]

You look so pretty and fresh as a daisy, the eyes are still there and the beauty of heart too, as the poem flows with the transition of your person, we get a glimpse of ourselves too, imperfect, but happy for who we are. Delightful, honest, inspiring!

[MOON]

Lovely write , photos take us back and with age and scars come wisdom yet inside we the same person less rosy cheeked but still the same.

[Megan Simpson]

Beautiful! I love the wording you chose

[Adam M. Snow]

I like it

[Call_Me_Miss_Imperfect]

I like whenever I found old photos of myself and think back to those days! I laugh because I've grown up and matured a lot more than I was then. Photographs are sometimes the key in rising our pride and confidence in life. I agree that in the end we're somehow the same person as we were then but a lot wiser and stronger now. I like how you wrote this about you, and got your inspiration from an old picture. Well-written, Melody! :)

Ashley Rivers-- Keep writing! :D

[Renée]

you have reason to be proud .. you have come along way..

[Chris]

A good couple...