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warmhrt
Senior Member

since 1999-12-18

Posts 1563

0 posted 2005-09-24 12:10 PM

Silent Words for the Blind

Hands pressed firmly against the other,
Fingers and eyes reach to the sky,
Paralyzed,
Wrists bound tightly;
Narrow bands of rope
Weave in and around,
Cutting into my flesh,
Blood falling in teardrops,
Upon bent knees,
As I plead,
Allow those who profess to have
The power, the wisdom,
Those who hold your very life
Within their grasp,
Let them see
The light glowing inside you;
Not just the darkness,
Which only they,
In resolution,
In enlightenment,
Can dispel.

Let them see
The seed from which you grew,
Generation to generation;
Using me as the spark,
Bringing you closer and closer
To finding the way
Out of the black, the cold,
To feeling the warmth,
The peace,
I was so blessed to find.
Let them see
It is they
You must trust in,
For you are but a child;
It is they
Whom I seek to find reason,
Then, and only then,
Will the bindings,
Stained with our pain,
Fall away,
And you can feel my full embrace,
Your heart beating freer,
And I will know
That you,
That all,
Can hear,
Can feel,
The music of commencement.

                      warmhrt, Sept. 2005

"It is wisdom to know others;
It is enlightenment to know one's self" - Lao Tzu

Not A Poet
Member Elite

since 1999-11-03

Posts 3885
Oklahoma, USA

1 posted 2005-09-24 09:33 AM

Hi Kris. Welcome back. It has been a long time since we heard from you. Hope to see more.

Thanks for sharing
Pete

warmhrt
Senior Member

since 1999-12-18

Posts 1563

2 posted 2005-09-25 03:13 PM

Hi Pete,

Yes...it's been a while. I haven't been writing much for quite a while. Lost the muse, I guess. I noticed you didn't comment on the poem. It may seem a bit cryptic, and somewhat of an explanation might help.

This one was inspired by someone I know who's child has a severe emotional disability, and can find no help from the right people. She has been to therapists, doctors, and family services, and nothing seems to help. Teachers often label him as just having "bad" behavior, while his mother and friends that know them both feel it is something much more...something that might be helped with medication. The mother feels as if she has no where else to turn, however.
It is heart-wrenching. Hope you can appreciate the poem a bit more now.

Hope all is well with you, Pete...
Kris

"It is wisdom to know others;
It is enlightenment to know one's self" - Lao Tzu

CrAzI_bAbI_cHiKa
Member

since 2003-07-16

Posts 248

3 posted 2005-09-26 04:42 PM

Warmhrt
Wow. I liked this before I read your explanation, and now I'm just in awe. I don't think I've seen your work on here before, and I'm very impressed. This definitely left me awestruck. Well done, and I'll be sure to watch out for your poetry in the future.

<3kerR

I might have messy hair, runny makeup and a tear-steaked face, but at least I know I have loved.

warmhrt
Senior Member

since 1999-12-18

Posts 1563

4 posted 2005-09-26 11:33 PM

Hi <3kerR,

Thank you for reading, and for your very kind comments. I am sincerely glad that you appreciated the poem, especially because I haven't written for quite a long time. I thought perhaps I may no longer be able to put emotions and imagery into words that would communicate with the reader. Maybe the muse is returning!!!! Thanks again,

Kris

"It is wisdom to know others;
It is enlightenment to know one's self" - Lao Tzu

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