The narration of your life
reads like a psychological thriller:
danger around every corner,
tension ramped to pain,
each character a potential villain
set to betray you,
and you’ve been betrayed, I know.
You’ve built your fortress
high and wide
and peek over cautiously
in your dark camouflage,
searching for the enemy
ready to defend
the small safety zone
you’ve carved for yourself.
You will survive,
because the protagonist
must overcome.
On the power of your words,
your resilience will rise
above the tormented tragedy
of your history
and you will embrace the destiny
that awaits your discovery.
I believe in your joyfully
mundane denouement.
Shawn L. Bird 
lol sounds like you know me!
Oh wait, it said story girl… reading fail! 😦
Story girl, story boy. To-may-to, To-mah-to.
😉
It’s a story we see frequently.
So easy to see through them, isn’t it?
If only they believed themselves.
On the power of your words,
your resilience will rise
above the tormented tragedy
of your history
and you will embrace the destiny
that awaits your discovery.
I believe in your joyfully
mundane denouement.”
inspirational, insightful, the poem started fantastic but those lines hit me deep.
I’m glad they spoke to you.
I have to tell you, you are probably my most favorite blogger here. I look forward to every poem and post. Thank you for writing 🙂
Wow! What a lovely compliment! Thank you so much! (and feel free to share with everyone you know!) 😉
oh yes…I always look forward to your art! Thank you for sharing it with us! Your poetry is refreshing and mostly offers a positive twist on things. Great job 🙂
Thanks. 🙂
Wow. This poem really spoke a lot to me. It hit home and I was reminded why I stll keep on going. Thank you for this. 🙂
My pleasure.
Awesome poem!
Hopefully it’s not a horror story, otherwise the protagonist might not overcome. 😛
But let’s be optimistic!
I actually started out calling it a horror, but then decided psychological thriller was a more accurate term, though it definitely has some horrific undercurrents!
Don’t forget, psychological thrillers usually have a mindf*ck plot twist toward the end!
Ah well. Hopefully there won’t be an end to this story, so she’ll never get to that part! Or perhaps that’s now, and the peace and joy are within sight! lol
Well, that sounds pleasant!
Lovely!
Thanks
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I thought Shawn wrote something good to begin the day off. >KB
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Quite liked this Shawn!
Thanks, Ian!
Obvious thing,wherever there is trust,there is betrayal
Inevitably? How sad.
I’m more inclined to believe where ever there are unreasonable expectations there is an opportunity for a sense of betrayal. Even then, it’s often impression, rather than fact.
Touching… I really liked it… Almost everyone can connect with this creation of yours… 🙂
– BS
Good. I”m glad you connected.
that was deep an inspirational. loved it
Thank you.
“I believe in your joyfully
mundane denouement.”
Really hard hitting. Tragic that this is what most of us (or myself at least) look forward to! Thanks for a lovely poem.
My pleasure.
Love it!
Thank you.
I really liked this poem! I recently went through something like this, so it was so relatable. It’s nice to know that there is some hope out there. By the way, I appreciate the warmly humorous tone of your poem. It’s a gift. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Kendra. It’s my daily pleasure!
Not all are mundane! Some produce surprises.
Ah, but a ‘common, every day’ existance is a nearly impossible dream for far too many.
(and the repeating /n/ /d/ /ay/ /uh/ sounds are so nice in ‘mundane denoument’ 😉 )
Thank you.
“On the power of your words,
your resilience will rise
above the tormented tragedy
of your history”
Made the piece. Made it.
Thank you.
My fingers are crossed for her.