When My Memories Lay My Soul Bare

Deep within me I press rewind
and beyond the calm lies choices
that take every part of me
and find the days when my memories
lay my soul bare.
This is when I remember taking fire
when I walked as a child,
always feeling
I was never too young
to know what was mine
even a thousand years ago.

I know the name
of the one I see in the mirror
and that she is called by an ancient feeling
staring into infinity
as she pleases.
She holds on to the sands
of the deepest abyss
until each grain
falls under her trance
and is prepared to fight
every other whisper
other than her own.

Every single day,
I drink the warm tears attempting
to control my smile
while realizing how much I need
to touch the ground
above my shadow.
Soon my mind is filled
with the loneliness of winds.
I know I can move beyond them
and can always keep them
from filling my soul.

Drops of rain come full circle
making ready
to sweep across the crest of my fears
reminding me
I have fought distance and ghosts
on journeys slow to end.
My spirit is not brittle
and I will remain inspired
even when I press rewind
and my memories
lay my soul bare
once again.

Author's Note

When I am deeply troubled I tend to write poems to remind myself that I am strong and can overcome.

*Black and White Dreaming by Orzz

Reviews

[Hayley]

"I drink the warm tears attempting
to control my smile
while realizing how much I need
to touch the ground
above my shadow. "

Beautiful. When all is said and done, we realize that we are stronger than we once thought. I'm still here, and you're still here. That is quite an accomplishment and the strength speaks for itself!
This is truly an inspirational piece; I need that voice of reason every once and a while also.

[Ed Hart]

the eternal woman singing through a single heart

[Kenneth The Poet]

You aim high, and always reach the target.

[Aidz]

The first stanza could stand on its own Neva, loved it, actually felt like two writes hidden in this as always supurb scribe.

Funny that as when I read yr note I realised I had picked that up in the first stanza. So hope all is well A

[AK]

Beautiful Piemonte! It is amazing and the description is brilliant! I loved it!

[Aella.lives]

My favorite stanza was the third. "I drink the warm tears attempting
to control my smile" Very emotional.

Also "and I will remain inspired
even when I press rewind"

You gave a very inspiring piece here. Lovely.

[?]

Inspirational piece Neva...with each troubling..bad memory..demon..that we defeat..we grow a little bit stronger
My spirit is not brittle
and I will remain inspired
even when I press rewind

[Priscilla Sayers]

A beautiful poem, full of emotions I can truly relate to. Nice.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

This is pure inspiration Neva. Those good memories can be enough to lift our spirits and the scars that tell the stories of the "invincible" demons we have defeated give us the courage to get back up...take the first step and take by force, the happiness that is rightfully ours to claim. Touching Work...