Shut It Out

[NCgayguy]

I'm new to this forum so be gentle! I used to write as a hobby, when I was younger. Poems, stories, simple stuff. I wrote this poem for My Tommy back in 2008. He was my muse for many things. I hope you like it! May You All Be Healthy, Safe and Happy!


Shut It Out! (4-28-2008)

Shut it out!
The darkness that blots upon the light
My happiness blooms pastel petals
My heart thrives in the garden

Shut it out!
The cold that creeps in to deceive
My life is warm and spirited
My soul shines a thousand suns

Shut it out!
The silence that deafens laughter
My breath exhales sweet notes
My song plays symphonies upon open smiles

Shut it out!
The wickedness that clutches despair
My dance prances around hope
My movements are in sync

Shut it out!
The ache that wrenches rest
My mind drifts lightly into slumber
My dreams are quick to soothe

Shut it out!
The misery that halts happy guests
My loved ones are protected
My door closes before it, leaving it alone and forgotten, empty without a meal.

Shut it out!

[SheltieLover]

1. Nicely done!

[NCgayguy]

3. Thank you, SheltieLover!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Nicely done, my dear NCgayguy! Do post more.

We all need a muse . . .

Mine deserts me for months at a time, and then comes roaring back completely unannounced.

[NCgayguy]

4. Thank you, Peggy!

My Tommy will always be my muse. He possessed every affirmation in the poem. I wanted him to see himself in words at a very difficult time for him with the passing of his mother and brother within months of each other in 2008.

Thank you for your kind words!

[Clouds Passing]

5. Each of your traumas turn into healing events.

That’s what happens to me when I am in deep trauma therapy.

Thank you, NCgg, so uplifting