Expression

This space less infinity stays unexplored

Wave after wave of  insecurity...

But all that I want is to be adored

And break the chains of this prevalent obscurity.

I took a harmless walk on your shore. 

I'm humbled.

And now I have these thoughts I can't ignore

And my convictions - outnumbered.

I want to be so many things, mostly -alive

Will you show me how to do it?

We should live in grace, not to just survive

And whatever happens to never quit.

Am I in too deep in this ocean...

how can I win,

when I never learned how to swim?

Author's Note

Reviews

[aLittlePain]

This writing is next level Ana, very nicely penned. You give vulnerability a voice that is whisper gentle but the power and honest booms out in a thunderous chorus. What a stellar song choice as well. Superb! R x

[Ana B.]

Thank you very much Ray :) i actually wrote this a very long time ago....revisiting stuff...

[ANTO]

some fish were born to swim in the deepest depths of the worlds oceans. They are usually spectacular species - pure miracles of evolution to be able to survive the dark and the pressures and the loneliness. But they are much rarer than the dolphins who play all day, the minnows who number in the millions upon millions and the big whales and sharks who do what they do.
swimming comes in many forms, from the swish of the tail of the seahorse to the whole body propulsion systems of the cuttlefish and the jellyfish to the floating of plankton, but its all swimming dear poet.
A different way of staying afloat is all.
Very deep musings here my friend - all good
:)

[Ana B.]

:) well....i guess we all choose our own don't we?
Thank you for stopping by my muses my friend.

[ANTO]

Do we get to choose though ? Arent we suited to different depths - different ph and densities of 'water' - but that takes us up another creek where paddles may be in short supply lol
It my pleasure Ana.
:)

[Ana B.]

lol, actually i'm currently working on a work called ''The Choice''....with very similar thoughts.....

[Ana B.]

okay, maybe not the paddles part :D

[ANTO]

I bet the creek isnt filled with what I was thinking of though - lol

Thats called a Universal Tickle Ana - that kind of synchronicity - many would say - poppycock Anto ! But I would disagree
xD

[Ana B.]

hahaha amazing nevertheless

[ANTO]

I like that attitude towards the Universal Tickle Theory - Mr Hawking will discover it one day and get all the credit but you and me were living it !!
;D

[Ana B.]

That is so much better in my opinion.....besides....these things CANNOT be discovered by just one person....

[ANTO]

And if he refuses to share the Nobel prize we'll write a scathing poem - that'll show him !!

[Ana B.]

damn right it will :D

[ANTO]

Just in case
There was a brilliant man named Hawking
about the Universal Tickle began squawking
He turned a blind eye
While Ana and Anto did cry
Cause for years they had done all the talking

[Ana B.]

And while Hawking was around walking
The Universal Tickle was stalking
Those who had no care
And no involvement in this affair...

[ANTO]

LOL - very witty retort dear poet -
xDD

[Ana B.]

right back to you dear co author :)

[ANTO]

...ahem... we are Nobel Laureates now - my dear . We may have letters after our name - APB, probably

[Ana B.]

huh....i'll go check my mailbox....with this Universal Tickle one never knows....

[W R Stowe]

Love is a life vest that can help keep us afloat in life's raging sea trust in God.We attract the attitudes we think and believe.We must risk the chance and choice we make if we want change.Envision yourself as a champion swimmer and believe that you are

[Ana B.]

I know it seems easy and logical....in theory....but we all will get to that point....thank you

[W R Stowe]

your welcome

[~]

The vast ocean of uncertainties will always try to drawn us. Let us build a raft of truths that will always keep us afloat. Great write my friend!!

[Ana B.]

Thank you my dear :)

[~]

welcome beautiful!!!

[CA Anurag Sharma]

Another great work from you Ana... as I said earlier too that you make nature look more beautiful through your words....

[Ana B.]

Thank you very much Anurag :)

[Deepika]

A very good work ana :) great topic! Loved the 3rd stanza

[Ana B.]

Thank you Deepika :)

[R Smith]

Sometimes Ana I wonder how old you are, if its down to your photo then you must be just a girl, even a teen but when you write you become a mind steeped in years of experience and ages of wisdom gathered from pain and suffering to joyous peace and happiness, whatever the answer you have that ageless ability to put pen to paper and produce a work of majesty, all you want is to be adored ? sometime I can see you will have an audience of adoration for such work as this :)

[Ana B.]

:) I am 23, and yes, it is my photo......i will admit that sometimes i feel like i'm 45 though.....don't know the reason....it just happens, thank you dear Richard, for always making me smile with your beautiful words :)

[R Smith]

I never doubted it was your photo, your writing gives you an eternal image, if you believe in previous lives as I do then the knowledge of existence will show in art, you have this quality :)

[Ana B.]

:) thank you Richard, it is one of the best things someone can say.

[armin]

I quiet liked the imagery here.
I loved the second half of this poem.

armin. ...

[Ana B.]

Thank you Armin :)

[Jamestown]

This is again fantastic!
You have a piece here I can't pick a favorite stanza from
top to bottom great write with imagery and solid message!
Thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Ana B.]

Thank you very much for checking it out my friend!

[AaronFreitas]

"Am I in too deep in this ocean...
how can I win,
when I never learned how to swim?"

I love the ending Ana... you said it beautifully and I can relate to those words. Sometimes we feel we are in way over our heads and don't know how to just thrive and be happy in that moment because it's so new and fresh. Good work my friend I really enjoyed it :)

[Ana B.]

Thank you for enjoying my friend :)