Open Poetry #43 |
Self-empowerment |
WindWalker Senior Member
since 2001-10-12
Posts 1218 |
Self-empowerment I didn’t know any better so for years I took it – having my intelligence lowered to that of a dummy, by those who I discovered did not want me to understand, to learn, to expand. Their pleasure was in tormenting; in making me feel inferior, a "loser" in my own eyes. From the school yard to the work place, always the same. They needed to believe in their intellectual superiority within a constricted mental space and I was the “dummy” they used to beat up on. One day, I’d had enough and simply walked away from all the bullshit: enough of the baiting and the lies that kept me from walking further along my own path to self-empowerment. Everywhere I heard the spirit of freedom calling my name and laughing and I never looked back. To my own great surprise I did not totter or weaken but propelled myself upon a creative process that has become my life! |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
What fools they must have been, WW. You must have always been the deep, spiritual person you are. That just doesn't happen overnight. Though some I knew as a young girl might be surprised at the kind of person I became. Surprised me. This is another (different) poem, more personal. A glimpse of the poet. Ida |
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TheAnonDavid Member
since 2008-08-28
Posts 237UK |
As I read this poem I was reminded of Matthew Arnold's lines; Resolve to be thyself and know that he who finds himself loses his misery Your poem expands so eloquently on those words. Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas |
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WTBAKELAR
since 2008-09-09
Posts 1089Utah, USA |
You are not alone, I just read my life in your poetry. Keep strong on the paths that bring you happiness. |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo WindWalker, That's the spirit Babe. Just keep walking on. This is well expressed. Bobby |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Very good, and the answer to some of your questions about my friend, God. - Owl |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
To step away from the clutches of mental oppression and onto the path of personal freedom takes not only profound innate intelligence, but great inner strength as well. We all benefit when even one human shakes off any form of oppression. Kudos, my friend. |
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