New Souls

I would so love to be one of those people who go through something hard and bounce back super-quick.  One of those people who is super positive all the time, sees the bright side, enjoys the good weather, all that crap.  I am not one of those people, I take things seriously.  Hurts hurt me for a long time.  There is much poetry and journaling involved in getting over something.  I go through a spectrum of emotions, each with its own pain and redemption and side effects.  No matter how much I wish I could do things differently, that is how I cope with life, and I’ve never figured out a way to do it differently.

Lately I don’t have much to say about the world, which is probably why there hasn’t been much blogging of late.  I’m really hoping this is a phase, because I’m pretty sure that a poet without anything to say about the world is going to be out of a job before long.  That being the case for the moment, I thought I would post one of my coping poems for today and hope for better things by the end of the week.  This is a lovely little number entitled “New Souls.”

To the place of new souls

I will direct my prayers

To the place where you’re waiting

For a body that will work

Perhaps you are right to delay

To wait for one that’s good enough

I already know

That your soul is bright and beautiful

Because I have known you a short time

And I have dreamed of you

When the moon casts light on my sleeping

I have prayed for you

Before I knew of your existence

Hear me, new soul

And don’t let my words fall

Hear me, new soul

And don’t let your soul be lost

Don’t leave now

Because these cells could not hold you

Wait for me

Wait for something better

I love you with an intensity

No one will ever describe

And I will mourn for you forever

If you never walk by my side

To the place of new souls

I will direct my prayers

My Lord said that he has you

And so I will not despair

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