What do you hold onto
when the bottom drops out
leaving you foundationless?
Your roof carried away by a tornado.
Left only with blankness and a pen
you forgot was in your hand.
I draw myself a new house
windows of openness, a tin roof to hear rain
a welcome door without requirements
with the hope that you feel safe enough to visit.
Uncensored, just as you are not
when you leave the premises.
© Ali Grimshaw 2017
Beautifully inspiring.
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Thank you for your feedback. I love hearing from other bloggers.
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My pleasure.
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nice idea
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You write beautiful and hopeful poetry. My story writing and poems are on my other blog http://www.finallyawriter.com
Most of them anyhow. There are some on advocate for mental health too.
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Thank you for reading and for your compliments. I will check out your other blog as well.
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You’re welcome!
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I draw myself a new house…
…a welcome door without requirements…
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Kirsten, thank you for your reflection.
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“…Uncensored, just as you are not
when you leave the premises.”
I love how this poem strips everything away and reminds us to, once again, start over/try/begin again, to hold onto the possibility of being even more authentic/”uncensored”/raw and not judge ourSELVES so harshly. Are we not good enough for trying? Let’s say yes.
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Karyn, thanks beyond thanks for your reflection. We can start over each day, build whatever we are inspired to build, and we are “already good”enough to do this. Love to you my friend.
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Beautiful as always, and I love your photograph.
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I appreciate your response. Have a fantastic day.
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Love the use of the word “uncensored”, Ali. Another great way of saying “naked”, only that it sounds much more rough and edgy. When challenges come at us, sometimes all we got to do is move on and find another place to make our home. Or make another place our home. Lovely poem, vivid imagery.
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Mabel, I truly appreciate hearing from you. What if we could trust enough to be totally uncensored with each other? That is a beautiful world I want to create.
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