Poetry And Healing

 I'd like to share a poem I wrote. It was published in our college literart/art magazine. It explains some of the changes I had been going through in the past. Though my 'old life' been left behind...It sometimes haunts me...I need to write it out and let it go...

 RUMINATING

The death of innocence came to me

in increments

A little here, a little there

until my eyes 

were opened 

and I could see

...betrayal

The death of innocence came to me 

in yearnings                                                          

not well understood

love, lust

tangled together

and I could feel

...corruption

The death of innocence came to me

in helpless cries,

a child who was close

 yet unprotected

begging for normalcy

and feeling so

...alone

The death of innocence left it’s mark

rewarding me 

with burdens much too

large, unfair

carried on my shoulders

and I felt

...strong