faith

pacifier
pacifier Posts: 1,009
edited October 2005 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
I am what I am
and that is one of many
lost as a number, a face, a prayer
found as a soul
part of a whole
like a hand lost on a body

I am not alone
thought I was blind
but had my eyes closed
now they're open
gaining focus
learning how to see

I'm being led by a hand
bigger than my own
by a man, by a god and by myself
I am mine
but not mine alone
there is more to life than me

I'm a stranger
I'm your friend
I am no one
follower
and leader
I pick my wars

I was asked to be an angel
but begged to stay on Earth
was it real? was I wrong? will it come?
I was scared
and unprepared
and I still am.
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  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    but I am changing
  • twin2
    twin2 Posts: 894
    That was interesting and unique. I like it.
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    twin2 wrote:
    That was interesting and unique. I like it.

    Unique? In what way? but thanks 'cause that was pretty much just about me, so I'll take that to mean I am interesting and unique :D mmm, prehaps weird and unique is more appropriate :)
  • Being Enlightened
    Being Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    Weird is good and unique is even better! :) When I read the first stanza, I felt you could read this one like the spoken word at the beginning of "I'm open", very cool. I really enjoyed reading you, pacifier, thanks! :)
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    Being Enlightened wrote:
    Weird is good and unique is even better! :) When I read the first stanza, I felt you could read this one like the spoken word at the beginning of "I'm open", very cool. I really enjoyed reading you, pacifier, thanks! :)

    I re-read it with eddies "I'm open" voice in my head :) I like that idea, it makes it sound interesting. Glad you enjoyed reading me, but you can call me faith :)
  • Being Enlightened
    Being Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    pacifier wrote:
    I re-read it with eddies "I'm open" voice in my head :) I like that idea, it makes it sound interesting. Glad you enjoyed reading me, but you can call me faith :)

    :D

    You got it, faith! ;)
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • twin2
    twin2 Posts: 894
    pacifier wrote:
    Unique? In what way? but thanks 'cause that was pretty much just about me, so I'll take that to mean I am interesting and unique :D mmm, prehaps weird and unique is more appropriate :)


    You are interesting and unique. The part that I think is unique is:

    "I was asked to be an angel
    but begged to stay on Earth
    was it real? was I wrong? will it come?
    I was scared
    and unprepared
    and I still am."

    I think it is good you know yourself.
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    twin2 wrote:
    You are interesting and unique. The part that I think is unique is:

    "I was asked to be an angel
    but begged to stay on Earth
    was it real? was I wrong? will it come?
    I was scared
    and unprepared
    and I still am."

    I think it is good you know yourself.


    Thanks. that was real. It was a dream, but it felt more real than anything. An angel took me away from my friends and into the bush and told me the end of the world would be coming soon, that a lot of painful and scary stuff would happen on earth and that they would need me to help. I was very willing to help and asked what I needed to do, thinking it would be earthly stuff, knowing it would be hard and I would be in pain. She said I had to become an angel. I couldn't handle that. I just started crying and begged not to, begged to stay and help the people here as a human. She told me I had 8 hours to prepare myself for it. When I woke up I was shaking. I tried to eat breakfast but couldn't. I ended up throwing up until I was throwing up bile. That scared the hell out of me, I thought I was about to die. but obviously I didn't. Still can't shake the dream from my head though. that was a couple of years ago.
  • twin2
    twin2 Posts: 894
    pacifier wrote:
    Thanks. that was real. It was a dream, but it felt more real than anything. An angel took me away from my friends and into the bush and told me the end of the world would be coming soon, that a lot of painful and scary stuff would happen on earth and that they would need me to help. I was very willing to help and asked what I needed to do, thinking it would be earthly stuff, knowing it would be hard and I would be in pain. She said I had to become an angel. I couldn't handle that. I just started crying and begged not to, begged to stay and help the people here as a human. She told me I had 8 hours to prepare myself for it. When I woke up I was shaking. I tried to eat breakfast but couldn't. I ended up throwing up until I was throwing up bile. That scared the hell out of me, I thought I was about to die. but obviously I didn't. Still can't shake the dream from my head though. that was a couple of years ago.

    Wow! Is that ever creepy! I'm glad you're still here. You obviously have a very active imagination. That helps in creating poetry.
  • pacifier
    pacifier Posts: 1,009
    twin2 wrote:
    Wow! Is that ever creepy! I'm glad you're still here. You obviously have a very active imagination. That helps in creating poetry.

    My dreams have been crazy all my life. Disturbingly so. I can still remember one of my scariest dreams ever from when I was around 4, and I can only remember from about 4 years old onwards, so yeah, all my life. I should probably write stories out of them, I'd make millions.

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