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OctPoWriMo 2 - Would You Embrace Me?

What would you do if I told you the truth? Would you scorn me and steer clear of me? If I showed you my heart would you tear me apart Or join me in joy that I’m free?

What can I do to bring a breakthrough,

To help you to see that I am still me,

That nothing has changed and I am not strange?

Is there any way we will agree?

Can you open your mind and try to be kind?

I cast off my chains. Can you do the same?

Abandon your sneers and question your fears.

Don't leave me out in the rain.

I am your kin and I am your friend,

Hidden beside you and longing for truth.

Would you embrace me and let me be me?

You see, I am LGBTQ.

OctPoWriMo 1 - Shine Your Light

 No one else could ever be you,
And that is all that you can be.
To yourself you must be true,
So shine your light for all to see.
It took me thirty years and more
To find myself and to break free,
To loose the chains and face my fear,
To shine my light for all to see.
The most important job you have
Is just to find a way to be
Just you, and nothing but yourself,
So shine your light for all to see.
No one else could ever be you,
So shine your light for all to see.

OctPoWriMo 31 - PEACE, an acrostic

Prompt: Finding Peace



PEACE, an acrostic

PauseEverythingAndCatchEquanimity

OctPoWriMo 30 - Each Piece of Me

Prompt: Who am I?

Image by Hans Braxmeier from Pixabay

Each Piece of Me

I find the edges—make a frame
That can contain
The many varied pieces of
My life and love,
For I do not know what I’ll be
Until I see
Each piece of me.

OctPoWriMo 29 - Bursting Forth

Prompt: Lightness of Being

Image by Adina Voicu from Pixabay

Bursting Forth

I will reach
For the stars
I will spread my wings and fly
Casting off
All heaviness
I am free to reach the sky
I leave all my
Cares below
On Earth, which I hereby defy
Nothing will
Keep me down
Bursting forth, I am a butterfly

OctPoWriMo 28 - I Will Never Yield

Prompt: Mending the Broken Places
Form: Pantoum

Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay

I Will Never Yield

I was born with wings
But I must learn to fly.
No one pulls my strings;
I will reach the sky.

I must learn to fly,
And I know I’ll prevail.
I will reach the sky:
My wings are not so frail.

I know that I’ll prevail;
I will throw off these chains.
My wings are not so frail,
And I will rise again.

I will throw off these chains:
I’m broken but I’m healed,
And I will rise again,
And I will never yield.

I’m broken but I’m healed,
And no one pulls my strings,
And I will never yield,
For I was born with wings.

OctPoWriMo 27 - I'd Rather Make Mistakes

Prompt: How did I get here
Form: Ottava rima

Image by Simon Steinberger from Pixabay

I'd Rather Make Mistakes

Sometimes it feels like crawling up a hill
And I keep sliding back no matter what;
At other times it's like I'm standing still.
God, how do I get out of this deep rut?
If this is destiny, I'll take free will—
I'd rather make mistakes than be a robot.
Let me be just who I'm meant to be:
It may be hard but I'll at least be me.

OctPoWriMo 27 - Finding the Pieces

Prompt: What has been unspokenForm: Jacob's Star
Image by Mike Sweeney from Pixabay

Finding the Pieces
WhatIs my truth?In many piecesScattered all around, some lost,Some in the hands of others.What is unspoken?Who am I?Trust.***IAm human:Broken? Or simplySome assembly required.Who am I really inside?One piece at a timeI build me.Faith.***Love:The first piece,The basis of life.Trust is the glue that follows.Faith keeps it all together.But, to find each piece,I still needHope.

OctPoWriMo 25 - White

Prompt: white
Form: musette

Image by Dorota Kudyba from Pixabay

White

White wings:
A dove of peace.
Good things.

White hoods,
Burning crosses:
Not good.

Snow, cold,
Clouds, light, shadows—
Nothing.

OctPoWriMo 24 - Take a Break

Prompt: breathe

I'm off sick today, so I wrote a really short poem.

Take a Break

Sometimes I just need to slow down,
To listen, to breathe, and to wait.
When life tries to help me to drown,
A break can help stress to abate.