After the Hours
it is with anguish i live each day
waking with original pain and
my insanities
inhibiting my wholeness
blocking my growth
my simplicity to live in balance
with the rest of the world
even my creativity
i am visionary
i do know too much
i do feel too much
my poetry leaks out
oozes word by word by phrase
to make claim
to make sense
revealing to me each lens
through which i see
it is all i can do with ease
alone
finding solace in words exposing
my uncomfortable spaces
crying out to others who can hear my
angst and reach to me with
a feeling of connection
to touch their own
unknown
thereby acknowledging my soul
allowing me to feel myself
…just barely breathing
petrina February 2, 2003
I wrote this in 2003, after seeing the movie called The Hours. It left quite an impression on me. This is an example of a prompt driven writing. In SoulWriting, each week, we write from prompts to open us up and let ourselves feel who we are. We write and then we share. We do this just about every week. And it is a great therapeutic healing experience.
