my heart breaks for all the things we
refuse
to acknowledge
and all the lies we learn to
believe
my heart
it slowly cracks
as i stand alone
with broken souls
watching this make believe world
where everything is
fine
break down
shattered illusions
oh how it mirrors our broken homes
and broken lives
we’re all broken
in one way or another
yet we refuse
to acknowledge it
for a broken world
shelters us from our
broken hearts
but amongst the happiness we reap from
anguish, tears and pain
we give the beating thud thud of our hearts
to those more broken than us
and in that way
we stand together
not fixed
not healed
but united and scarred
let us tonight
have all our souls
engulfed in the flames
of warmth and love
because we may be broken
but it doesn’t make us any
less
human
or incapable of
fighting
back
without the weapons
of destruction.
thoughts?
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“We’re all broken.” I couldn’t agree more. Kiya. And too often we fall into the trap of judging our brokenness against that of others instead of seeing that brokenness is the one unifier we can always trust.
When a ship sinks and the passengers make it to an island, they are all lost. One may have six children, another lives alone but is worth millions, and yet another may have just learned of a terminal illness, but they are all lost. They don’t judge their lostness. They all do everything they can as a group to be found. To be saved.
Being broken is a lot like being lost, but we balk at seeing it that way. When I want consolation, I magnify my brokenness, but more often I do my best to ignore it by measuring it favorably against that of others around me.
To me, your poem is a call to introspection. It is a wonderful effort.
My best to you, Richard
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Thank you so much for your insightful comment. I loved reading your thoughts and thank you for stopping by.
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Oh, this is so beautiful, Kiya! I have to ask, is this based off of the Manchester attack?
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Thank you 😊 and yes these thoughts are based of it
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It’s true, I guess we are all a little broken (although some have gone through more hardships than others). We’ve all had sadness in our lives and things we wished we could change. I love how your poem then joined us together even though we’re not all healed . It’s beautiful 🙂
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Hi, (even though you already know) I thought I’d just let you know that I have nominated you to do the pink for days tag which you can find here (if you would like to do it): https://theverypunnyblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/28/friends-for-days-tag/
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