Resilient Soul

Resilient Soul

You are made of all the days you’ve
been knocked down and found your way.

You reach the surface, take a breath,
ride the waves and tread for awhile.

You pine for when you'll finally break
the mold from which you thought you were made.

But you, dear friend, are so much more
than flesh and bone, or loss of  love.

There is no mold from which they made
your spirit, your mind, your resilient soul. 

What they see, they cannot hold,
for you have shed your mother’s mold. 

Go forth young woman, writer, friend,
reach out for life; don’t hold it in.

You're not the sum of your mistakes.
You're not the problems thrown your way.

They are but beacons to light the way
as your life forms words you were born to create.

SWPoet


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Resilient Soul

You are made of
all the days you’ve
been knocked down
and found your way.
You reach the surface,

take a breath, tread the waves,
stay still for a while.  You yearn
for the day you'll seek to break
the mold from which you
thought you were made.

But you, dear friend,
are so much more
than flesh and bone,
or loss and love.
There is no mold

from which they made
your spirit, your mind, your
resilient soul.  What they see,
they cannot hold, for you’ve already
broken the mold.  Go forth

young mother, writer, friend. Reach out
for life; don’t hold it in. You're not
the sum of your mistakes. They are
but beacons to light the way
as your world forms words

you were born to create.

SWPoet
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