POETRY

RESILIENCE (A COLLECTION)

POEMS ABOUT LOSS AND RECOVERY FROM LOSS. ALL POEMS UNDER THIS SUBJECT ARE ON THIS PAGE. NEW POEMS WILL BE ADDED TO THE TOP OF THIS PAGE AS THEY ARE WRITTEN. THESE POEMS WILL BE PART OF COLLECTION FOR A BOOK BY MICHELLE SHARKEY.

SHE MOVED ME TO THE SEA

She rushed to the little girl

Under a white light

Shining on her head

Like a spot light

The little girl cried

Tears down her cheeks

Over her mouth

That had been silenced

Onto the floor

Where she knelt

Doubled over

From a spiritual wound

The woman

Strong and bold

Covered in compassion

Filled with love

Scooped up the girl

A precious child in her arms

She pulled her into her heart

The beam of light softened

Now warm and full

Encompassing them both

Only a single finger

To wipe away the tears

Only a single whisper

To remove the pain

Into the ear of the small child,

“It’s ok, you are loved”

Comforting the girl who deserves better

The girl who waded though a river of pain

Making it though to the sea

With the woman

Cleansed and made whole

In an ocean of benevolence

You are me

Said the woman

And I came to move you

To the sea

To heal you

From within yourself

You are me

I am you

We are free

And she was me

THE GOLDEN HEART

I saw a vision 

Of healing 

Wounds of childhood 

A broken heart taken out

It’s pieces thrown into the fire 

Forged anew into a golden heart 

Given to me by God

Places in my chest 

It grew 

Bigger than my body

It circles around me making a bubble

Memories flooded into my mind 

And as the golden heart spun

It protected me from the experiences 

That broke my old heart 

Each scene that came to me

Was changes by the protection of my new heart

I relived all of the painful moments 

The times I was afraid 

Wit the new heart surrounding me 

Making me brave

Watching over me

Keeping me from harm

Until I got to today

And the heart settled back into my chest

Fully renewed 

Willfully strong 

Ready, I rise from the water 

And took my first breath

The weather dripped around me

As I placed my foot on the path

The sun on my body 

I walked into its light 

Recovered and changed 

My journey begins 

RESCUED BY MY OWN HEART

Broken by family

Harboring mistrust for decades

Sunken to the bottom of the ocean

Over grown and encrusted 

Encased in the weight of the world

I was a small girl

Sweet 

A pure heart 

Trying hard to please 

Yet they turned me away

Abused 

Accused 

Abandoned 

By the ones I loved the most

How could I trust again? 

How could I even try?

So many times their love passed me by 

Right in front of my eyes

Tormented 

Tortured

Terrified 

I grew up this way

I’m not sure how I found the strength 

I’m not sure when I chose to keep on

Pushing through each challenge

At times riding above 

Other times holding my breath below

Each crash of the waves of pain 

I endured 

But alone in the sea of changes 

I swam

Each time I made it past another storm

I looked back thinking 

“How did I even do that?”

And then thinking

“It doesn’t matter, I did it” 

And I did it again 

So many times

Until I saw myself 

As strong 

I never let my sweetness go

I never grew hardened

I found new people to trust

I looked for new love 

To give my heart 

I reached out my hand

And grabbed my heart 

I held it 

I harbored my heart with love 

Safe and secure 

My strength

My resilience 

My resourcefulness 

Saved me 

Keeps me

And somehow that little girl already knew

That she always had everything she needed 

By simply being herself 

RESILIENCE IS SELF LOVE

A strength of the soul

Isn’t born within us

But from the fires we walk through

Every sinking ship

Every broken relationship

The hurt and the harm

The narcissist and his charm

The accident that shattered and tore

The illness that lingers

Every ounce of resilience

Is at the tip of your fingers

You can find it in your smile

In the darkness

And in those deep breaths you take

As you continue on

Despite hardships

Every that you keep on keeping on

Is your gift to you

Showing yourself all you can do

It’s easy when life is good

But when you face challenges

And want to stop

But don’t

You have given your soul food

That nourishes the mind

And shows your heart

That you are still here

And totally in love

With yourself

Michelle SharkeyComment