FINDING PEARLS

I stumbled upon you
When I was child, at play
I could hold you, mold you
And make you say

Whatever I thought
Would make them smile
Funny was good, but hope
Took them, an extra mile

When I was a teen, I tried
To make you say a truth
But no one had ears
For a powerless youth

Education freed a group
Locked away in a prison
That pricked some ears
To finally listen

Attention frightened me
So I joined you behind the bars
Within the safety of the box
You began to examine my scars

Shame held me tight
As you fought to pull it away
But my ideas of self
Asked Shame to stay

You abandoned the struggle
And began to dance a jig
The music lightened my heart
As I took a shovel, to dig

A way out, I had to get out
The walls seemed to be moving in
If only I knew the way
I would know where to begin

You gathered at the gate
Light shone through the lock
It was open...
All I had to do was push, and walk

You continued to dance
Around my awkward pace
Assuring me, fast isn't important
In this purifying race

Instead of going up, to light
You took me deeper still
To a dungeon for dragons
Where I could find my "real"

When I saw the beast
I shrieked with fear
I wanted to run...
But Love drew me near

It was an invisible force
That possessed my soul
Your broken visage
Held my whole

Those eyes, oh the wonder
That lies within, your sorrow
I cared for nothing
But bringing you into my marrow

You were me, and I you
Hidden away in the dark
Fire in your belly, gone
But unity brought a spark

In time you got up, began to walk
Prance around in the black
Chains of suffering gone
Still locked in bondange of lack

One day, our building shook
As we watched the walls come down
Light burned our eyes
Revealing we were no longer bound

Your wings began to flap
And I knew you had to go
I watched you fly away
And my words lost their flow

Here I am, today
Looking for the fire to burn
Longing for our dance
That made Word turn

Look at me again, not a glance
Peer into my soul
And take me to your Heaven
Where Word and Deed can show

            LOVE.....

Written by Trudy Schrader on 07-23-2016

Note: I have an ongoing love affair with words. They have been friend, foe, lover, healer, hater, stealer...you name it, we've been their together. Whatever Word revealed, I worked it til it became part of me. I can't be without Word. He is my heart, mind, and soul. Didja see that? I'm not nearly as clever as I think I am :)