Change of Heart

They want to glue me to their view;
paste me as cooperative so there
won’t be any discord from different.

My eyes once held the glint of absolutes.
I recognize the self-righteous stare and
voices echoing in scriptured tongues.

Life has cut the artery of my judgment
and I bleed grief from my spirit
at the depths of my rejection.

I can’t choose another’s path so I won’t
surrender my shoes to the footfalls of another.
The greatest commandment is to love.

I struggle…I’m incomplete…I am learning.

©Susie Clevenger 2015

Comments

Jim said…
Color 'dark' here, Blue?
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Vandana Sharma said…
Fighting the odds,,,,that's what life is all about!
I suspect that last line applies to many, many of us.
Brendan said…
... Don't stop. Stay true! Keep learning, and keep us posted here.
Fireblossom said…
The less they know, the surer they are, but when it is family it hurts. Believe me, I know.
Sanaa Rizvi said…
Fabulous..! I have always admired people who dared to be different! :D

Lots of love
Sanaa
Laura said…
Me too… beautiful!
brudberg said…
Somehow I think this delicate balance is what most of us struggle with...
Kerry O'Connor said…
It is sometimes hard these days to maintain one's own point of view, when bombarded by media telling us what to think and believe and say. I commend you strong voice in this poem.
Sherry Blue Sky said…
Oh this resonates, Susie.......I love "I wont surrender my shoes to the footfalls of another." There is such pressure to knuckle under, it takes strength to hold onto our own path. Good one, Susie.
Herotomost said…
Yeah....I know this feeling. Dark but not hopeless, lessons learned and those that are still to come. I guess its what makes life life. Brilliant writing susie. And I like the look of the new page!!!
Marian said…
Honestly learning and being open to changed view is such a gift, an evolution. Too many people are closed. Be strong, sister. xo
You can only be true to your own experiences and what they teach you. I admire you in this.
rallentanda said…
"To thine own self be true". Great men have always recommended the path you are following..Keep going !
Susmit said…
Let the spirited soul of yours be the enlivener! Awesomely put★