Ongoing

 

Every poem, at its beginning,

is a mystery to unravel.

Every poem, at its conclusion,

is a mission accomplished.

Telling stories can be healing,

listening to them as well.

No poem is accidental, for me.

Each one I write

needed to be written, by me,

the stories of my passage.

They are where my life

goes to be remembered,

where I recall the love 

which surrounds me, 

also where I accept being 

slighted, forgotten, disliked,

where I accept insults and injuries,

how I strive to be gentle, helpful,

even under provocation.

Every poem I write is

a battle to reveal myself,

it being so difficult to reach

into the realm of silent tears.