Sunday, January 15, 2012

On Building Walls…

Smiling fortitudinous,
the wall goes up

Rebuking family;
obscured in chosen oblivion...
Soul saved; who saves
the rest, my sister-friend?

Why don’t you fight?

Are we selfish to want you to stay,
or you, in giving up so easily?

We ache, knowing inevitable destiny

…as you smile behind your wall.

© Ginny Brannan January 2012
Sharing at d'Verse Poets Pub Open Link Night Week #27 1/17/12

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12 comments:

  1. Michelle My BellJanuary 15, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    I am happy to have found you! Your words are moving- blessed with the talent of how you use and share your words, your thoughts, your POETRY.
    Please come visit
    http://aabeautiful.blogspot.com/ to see what I had to say about your blog :)
    Much Peace

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  2. Crystal PistolJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:22 AM

    What a beautiful poem. So much emotion. I am your newest follower thanks to Michelle. :)

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  3. Susie ClevengerJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:25 AM

    A beautiful piece...

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  4. ClaudiaJanuary 17, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    there were times in my life when i built walls too high and thick for anyone to cross them...and it needed time and love to let them down... a beautiful poem ginny and i can understand that people outside the wall feel helpless... but the person who's behind the wall is afraid and needs to learn to trust slowly..

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  5. ScarletJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    There is sadness and helplessness...I have seen this happened. But unless the person makes a choice, its her life to stay or go.

    Nice one ~

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  6. Steve KingJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    Very thoughtful, Ginny, and moving. This is excellent.

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  7. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:23 PM

    Thought provoking write! Just excellent!

    @AudreyHowitt

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    Building walls are never good. your right it is so selfish to do that to people we love

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  9. Mark KerstetterJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    You paint the picture vividly, a sense of frustration and helplessness.

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  10. Pat HattJanuary 17, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    Sometimes the walls are there to help other times they just seem to close in, very thought provoking indeed.

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  11. JebbiJanuary 17, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    hello walls.. so funny, it's scary when they come down...but scarier fearing you'll never be free from them....you capture the feeling of the other side looking in as well Ginny....nice piece :)

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  12. Shashidhar SharmaJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:34 PM

    "As you smile behind your wall" ... its painful to let go.. I could relate to this pain... Thanks for sharing..

    Shashi

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
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