Metamorphosis
By
Lisa A.Williams
And so we stand
facing each other
ghosts haunting our
past
fear lingering
in the dark of
ourselves.
Years have made us
strong
we embrace it all-
the old we couldn’t
let go of,
the new which
fills us with hesitation.
We sift through all
those days we
breathed away,
scattering ourselves
to a merciless wind
who will transform
us-
in spite of ourselves.
great close on this...they will def transform us whether we like it or not...we have to face it head on, that is for sure....
ReplyDeleteThank you Brian, always nice to hear from you.
DeleteThe old and the new somehow have to find a way to work together....to transform somehow. And yes, in spite of ourselves.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary and I agree, somehow we must combine the two.
DeleteI didn't see your link up so I came here to see =) Change is inevitable, I am pretty scared of the unknown, positively phobic if I am honest. Gorgeous writing Lisa, filled with heart and depth.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I always find your comments encouraging and inspiring.
DeleteChange happens at it's own pace and we change little by little...despite of our resistance.
ReplyDeleteThank you and we do have little to say when it comes to the changes life brings.
DeleteExcellent poem, Lisa.
ReplyDeletePassionate writing...we start to change, when something in everyday routine have been changed...hard process
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Deletea very poetic way of saying things, like "those days we breathed away,". sometimes you stop and can't believe the changes, whenever did they happen.. lovely poem.
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ReplyDeletei hear a whispering of the passage of time in .............. a merciless wind.
I can't believe how quickly time passes. Thank you for your comment.
DeleteOh, I loved this!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Delete"The old we couldn't let go of,
ReplyDeletethe new which fills us with hesitation"
YES! Excellent!
Thank you.
Deleteyou have captured the moment...excellent.
ReplyDeleteLisa,
ReplyDeleteFound myself recognising many connections with your words. Hard to let go forever, of some situations.
Eileen
Thank you Eileen.
DeleteFantastic write! "all those days we breathed away" which change us, in spite of ourselves. That just says it all. Wonderfully!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry.
Deleteyes, in spite of ourselves... wind will
ReplyDelete- lovely
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DeleteI imagine a couple in love/married for awhile and through it all continue to love. well done.
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DeleteA wonderful thought, that though me may resist, our better nature will heed the call of the wind, the reckoning of time and change.
ReplyDeletewinnowing us into something more distinguished.
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DeletePowerful stuff!
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosemary.
Deletenicely done.especially the last 6/7 lines.one could feel the force.
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DeleteThank you everyone for the lovely comments.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful & loved the end.
ReplyDeleteThe regret in "all those days we breathed away," yes, that really got to me, Lisa. The title says it all, and yet the poem says even more. Clinging to the past is all in vain; fearing the future is often how we do breathe away those days... Wonderful. Amy
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy. I'm quite sure most of us do have regrets about "those days we breathed away" I know I do and clinging to the past is definitely a waste of time as well as fearing what the future may bring.
DeleteIt's often a shock to realise how far you've come, how much you've changed. It all happens so gradually that you can almost never pinpoint a catalyst and yet, your past self is a stranger.
ReplyDeleteVery true. Years ago I wouldn't have imagined all the thing I would go through and how I would change. Thank you for your comment.
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ReplyDeletewe are always hesitant about the unknown, don't we? but yes, "years have made us strong."
lovely verses, Lisa. :)
I guess we can't help but be hesitant about the future, the best way is to live in the moment, easier said than done sometimes. Thank you for your comment.
DeleteThank you Lorendana.
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