Undertow of Emotion
written by: Gertrude Fenwick
When waves of ugly emotions,
Keep roaring that they must be heard,
Smile sweetly and smirk from a distance,
As you soar with the wings of a bird.
Acknowledge the existence of anger,
Of hurt and ideals unfair,
Don’t get dragged by that ravenous monster,
For your essence will rip and tear.
Curiously examine the chaos,
From a height, the darkness inside,
Be kind to your vessel that holds it,
And give counsel as if to a child.
Soar towards the light of the future,
Time passes, and storms do settle,
Follow your attuned moral compass,
And thus, you will prove your mettle.
Gertrude is my pen name. Writing is fun and at times therapeutic for me, so I am either working on a story or scrawling out some poetry. It also distracts me from the tedium of my more mundane responsibilities (ironing or vacuuming aren't so bad if you can play with words at the same time).
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