ANCHOR

These tears in my eyes are yours
Because you refuse to cry them on your own
And if there is nothing else I can do
I will do these things
I will bare your weight
And I will burry your sorrow
Stolid I will stand
Even if my legs threaten to crumble beneath me
You will find that I will not bend to the wind
Nor shatter in the cold
I am not the fragile heart
Nor the delicate flower
That they claim I am
I am the anchor
That holds such passing lives in place
But I still need a chain…

Even if my legs threaten to crumble beneath me
You will find that I will not bend to the wind
Nor shatter in the cold
I am not the fragile heart
Nor the delicate flower
That they claim I am
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A passion Beautifully Expressed
supani

Thank you supani!!! It was weird with this poem, because started out as one thing and became something different and better!!!
-Mandy-

This is really a good and strong and well-made poem, Manders.

I am so happy to see you here! Thank you so much for sharing this, and for being such a cherished part of our circle.

Love,

+Stevie

Welcome Back.. great write...
misty..

As you know: shattering is not the hardest thing, it is rebuilding your life from the ground upwards that takes the depth of strength and courage.
And as your poem shows, it's beautiful when we as people realise that we are connected with everything and everybody around us.
Your poem reminds me of the buddhist practice of 'tong-len'... breathing into yourself all the pain and hatred, transforming it inside yourself, and breathing out compassion with every breath for the benefit of others [the entire world].
wonderful words, Mandy

Stevie, thank you for reading my poems and for being such a good friend, and always supportive, I'm glad I can be a part of this circle as well.

Misty, thank you for reading and commenting I always enjoy hearing from you.

Ezhaan, welcome to the poetry board! I'll have to be sure to read some of your work, but I haven't been on much lately. And thank you for such a lovely comment! and teaching me something too, I've never heard of this tong-len, but it sounds exactly like what I tend to do. It's funny how that happens, I didn't even know there was a word for it. In any sense thank you.