"The journey is the reward."
- Steve Jobs
Lift my voice and I’ll be heard, my soul will release
Those carefully orchestrated words of wisdom,
Held within so long, waiting the right time to please,
Stirring up lost emotions to regain freedom.
Hearing my inner voice of promises unfilled
Whispering just one more thing with each passing year,
Just like my childhood secrets forever sealed,
With contents spilling into nothing but a blur.
Today’s sounds of silence may be hard to swallow
As my yesterday’s voice dissolves into thin air,
Leaving not even a tear to show my sorrow,
Time will pass, moving it along without a care.
Screaming silent voices, thinking I can’t be heard
Realizing deafening sounds vibrate the ground,
With my feet, moving only one small step forward,
Trying to keep from making any extra sound.
After the long, practiced and poised desolate walk
I make it to the podium, with script in hand,
Just to be at a loss for my awaited talk,
Selfishly noticing there was no place to land.
Wishing for only a perfect easy escape
Realizing at best, I need to act and play dead,
Yet I survived, with merely a bruise and a scrape,
And the hidden scar of the voices my head.
AUTHOR'S DISCLOSURE
An artist's purpose is to evoke emotion and/or dialogue of the masterpiece created, without either, it's no longer art, let alone a masterpiece.
This blog represents the author's original writing and makes no apology for posts resulting in experiencing a sense of discomfort when reading his own personal reflections, thoughts, affirmations, observations and opinions of his journey in finding his way through a complicated world, of his so called life. The author requests readers remain mindful of dates when a post was written. Many of the earlier posts were academic assignments with guidelines to uphold the integrity and standards of a specific writing style. One or a combination of formatting, rhyming schemes, syllable counts, themes and specific guidelines which were up to self-interpretation and self-discovery.
This set the tone for the author's tone and unique writing style. He requests readers remain open-minded to viewpoints differing from their own. The author strongly believes "we can disagree and still remain friends" and welcomes respectful dialogue and questioning of his writings. However; hateful disagreement our outright dismissal or suggesting the author's writings are inherently wrong will not be tolerated and may not be conducive to constructive conversation.
March 01, 2023
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