
Sometimes
–somethings—
are hard to think about…
so she puts them in her pockets.
She’s got
pockets for sadness
and pockets for pleasure.
She’s got
pockets for measuring her worth
and pockets for what she thinks she deserves.
She’s got
pockets for serving other’s needs,
and pockets for the truth of things.
Each one has its purpose:
to protect her heart
from shattering again.
She began to collect them
–a very long time ago—
when the life that she was living
wasn’t giving
her everything
that she’d hope for.
She thought it was selfish
to realize there was no ‘perfect’.
So she gathered up
–all of the things—
she couldn’t think about
and put them in her pockets.
They filled up
so much one day
she noticed the lining
beginning to fray
on the sides of her pockets.
So she secretly sewed patches
on the sides of her pockets
to keep things from getting away.
It worked for a while, it really did,
until she couldn’t convince herself
the weight they weighed
was too big.
When the first one made its hasty escape,
–she thought–
“What a waste!
It took up so much of my time and space.”
She cried for awhile
when she realized
a tiny bit of weight had been lifted as well.
And so she decided,
It was now or never.
She could turn them into something that was beautiful and clever,
like a little lesson hiding inside some nonsense poetry.
So she put on her prettiest of dresses
–that had millions of pockets—
(and millions of patches)
stood where everyone could see her,
gave each of the things
–she couldn’t think about—
wings and a kiss.
Sent them on their way, saying:
“Please, find someone who needs this.”
❤️So beautiful.
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Wonderful written and verbal poetry. Nice use of pockets dear Poet.
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Thank you so much. ❤
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Please read and listen to the talented poet.
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🦋 Beautiful!
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Thank you! ❤
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John, the purity of this poem paints the clearest picture I’ve seen in a long time. This one has magic. This one is heart-worthy. Thank you!
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Thank you for your kind words. ❤
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Poetkisses, what a blessing that John’s post got me to your site.
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