Between The Sheets Unglossed- new perspective
between the sheets unglossed- new perspective
opened book of life
found
self
a grandmother
a mother
a wife
a daughter
a child
a newborn
as life waxes
it wanes
time same!
As I grew
Life span shrank
withdrew!
As I bloomed
I was step
Closer to withering
As the sun rises
It was a step
Closer to setting
Such is life’s conundrum
Maker’s mystery thus spun
Be it grief or joyous fun
Knowing in my heart
This is the ultimate truth
I carry on, it understood
Hold my soul
Like water in hand
Without spilling out of hand
Happy
Spreading joy
I am HIS toy
As HE cranks my key
I sing n dance accordingly
Out of steam, I’ll cease to be
Win or lose
It is all a chess of life’s game
At the end King n pawn retire in box, same
Life thus endures, as we endeavor
to endure it with grace…
my voyage of self discovery is still on…
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BETWEEN THE SHEETS – UNGLOSSED – Old perspective
Between opposing sheets hard
Lie a whole mess of wordy shards
Some pungent, some repugnant
Some cloying, some buoying
Some boisterous, some vociferous
Some malicious, Some sagacious
Some pernicious, some capricious
Some reminisces, some winces
Some piercing, some ferocious
Some precocious, some innocent
Some gentle like mom’s mantle
Some hard like teacher’s stern ogle
Relations that boggle
Some curdle
Some inane
Some insane
Some shallow n vain
Some we dare disdain
Some we have to tolerate
Some help n hurt
Some confide n subvert
Some change over time
Some shifty sands
Some slippery eels
Some greasy wheels
Some weasels
We pick a few here n there
Mix match n ignore
Some reject or get rejected
Some deject some are cruel
Some we still care about n knowingly
Are glutton for their punishment
Masochistic- yet realistic
We are all slaves to our needs
Weaknesses, goals, aspirations
And striving respirators until
Expiration. release from
Self invited bondage
All residing between
Sheets
Silken
Tensile
Tough
Blood ties or not…
between the sheets
of life
in book of
lifespan
of self
Life thus endures, as we endeavor to endure it with grace…
(pictures from internet)
my voyage of self discovery is still on…
Originally Published: December 19, 2009
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