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ITA B.B.'s

World of Poetry

The first poem was written after I walked out on a bad marriage, and decided to live

YEARS OF DECEIPT
PAIN AND MISERY
BROUGHT ME TO EXPRESS
HAPPIER TIMES FOR ME
WANTING TO FORGET
THE REALITY THAT IS NOW
AS I MOVE FORWARD
TO A WORLD THAT IS WOW
NEW THINGS TO EXPLORE
OR IGNORE AS I WILL
LOOKING FOR SELF
THAT IS ME, NOT HIM
LISTEN TO MUSIC
AND PAINT ALL AT ONCE
THAT WHAT I FEEL
AND I SMILE
YES, I SMILE

LIFE IN POETRY

A patchwork of colors
woven into an intricate pattern
that formed me into
the person you see today
gentle tender colors
the pastels of life's
youth and innocense
changing almost overnight
into a color-scheme
that does not match anything
except that
what my mind's eye sees
slowly they are settling
a pattern starts to form
a grayscale of colors
with now and again
a sparkle of such brilliance
a child is born again
two brilliant colors
then three more
followed by a darkness
overshadowing it all
no life can be
this hard, this cruel
it cannot go on......
on the darkest of nights
a light appeared
right before my eyes
opening doors, once closed
eyes once blind, ears once deaf
senses not experienced before
the darkness slowly disappears
and colors take it's place
as the healing is born
taking shape and form
colors of strength
and hope and love
reaching out to tomorrow
with love in my heart
and peace in my soul
adding every day
more brilliant colors
then the days before
the patchwork
now almost complete
just refining
adding strength
softening the edges
working its way
to complete tranquility
with all that was
and has been
laying the groundwork
for what is to come...
the remaining years
of my life
and all the beauty
not experienced yet!

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