Heartbroken

Being Enlightened

She cries into her pillow, silently,
lest her children hear her.
But, oh, she is strong,
don't get me wrong,
inside and out,
it's the heart...
It's such a delicate thing,
and the mind
is sometimes
overridden,
overburdened,
overworked,
overwraught,
overturned...
It's so hard to exhale,
she just wants
to hold it all in,
afraid to really breathe,
maybe.
I understand her predicament.
I want to protect her,
save her from all the wrong
because to me,
she is smart,
she is beautiful,
she is kind,
she is giving,
she is funny,
she is sweet,
she is creative,
she is lyrical,
she is all these things
and of course,
so much more!

I can't make it better,
I can only listen
and love her.

twin2

I like this alot BE.

pacifier

this is great. you say you can't make it better, but if you showed her this poem I think it would be a start

depopulationINC

As they say in my private little depopulated society....uber

twin1

Thanks for writing this! She sounds all to familiar to me. It is hard to put on a brave face sometimes but you know you have to. I really like this poem! )

Being Enlightened

Thank you, sweet souls that you are!! It's hard to see my friends hurt and know that all I can do is be a sound board but dammit, I'll be the best damn sound board I can be for them if that's what they need!!!