Poems are written and shared with us by Sonika Marcia Ozdoba
Longing
Inside this aching body
There is a soul
Inside this aching soul
There is a woman
Inside this aching woman
Is a body aching to connect
With something that was lost
Lost in the distant past
A life thrown asunder
By a lack of care and understanding
How to retrieve lost time
How to rewrite the story
Of a life that has not yet begun
A journey that wants to write itself
A longing for something not yet seen
To feel what is real-
To find what is true-
True for me
Oyster with a Pearl
She hides her pearl
So no one can see
Afraid to trust
Afraid to be
Caught in the web
Of her tiny heart
Afraid to break open
Afraid to start
To break the shell
Is what she must do
Leave the shell behind
Is the only way through
Turn Your Eyes
Turn your eyes inward
And seek your answers there
In the silence of your silence
Where your stillness lies so fair
Turn your eyes to your heart
Where all your answers lie
In the dormant room so hidden
Of your thoughts that pass on by
Turn your eyes from the darkness
And behold your inner light
That you have hidden from yourself
Bring it forth, back from the night.
Walk with Me
Walk with me, gentle spirit of my soul
And follow my steps in my journey forth
Guide my path as I step toward the sun
And warm my heart as I head north
Walk with me, O fire of my stride
And take me to places I have never been
Light the staircase that lies in shadows
And show me treasures I have never seen
Walk with me, O love of my life
Toward the cliffs above my ocean of tears
Stay close to me and keep me warm
Side by side through the valley of years