Category: Creative Meanderings
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Healing II
It was when we moved to the CityThat it began – the leaving of my heart from yours It was when I found my own courseThat it seemed away from you I ran without pity It was when I started succeedingThat you began to lose your way It was when “I love you” became harder…
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Not a poem, not prose – another rant…
Tonight I was asked,“So, Tara, where is your family located?” I paused to consider what the question really meant;I knew that was not the real question. I responded,“In Oregon. In the States.” “Is the rest of your family in Japan, then?”As I expected, he didn’t really want to know where my family is. I replied,“Well,…
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Love is the passionate search for a truth other than your own; and once you feel it, honestly and completely, love is forever. Every act of love, every moment of the heart reaching out, is a part of the universal good: it’s a part of God, or what we call God, and it can never die.
Love is the passionate search for a truth other than your own; and once you feel it, honestly and completely, love is forever. Every act of love, every moment of the heart reaching out, is a part of the universal good: it’s a part of God, or what we call God, and it can never…
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It’s not your business!
Always someone newEnters in this life I lead Always someone asks“Where are you from?” immediately Always someone really meansNot what is your nationality, but Always someone wants to knowWhere were you born? As if it should make a differenceAs if it matters what are the answers to the questions: In what country was I born?What…
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Confusion of the heart
Every day brings me closer to seeing you.Every day brings me closerto touching you. Every day takes me furtherfrom knowing what to doEvery day takes me furtherfrom deciding about you Should we be in the same place?Should we be daily face-to-face?Should we be thinking about the future?Should we be letting this relationship fully mature? Some…
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Healing I
You don’t deserve this poem,But because we once shared a homeBecause we once shared a heartI need to express our coming apart. For years I denied the truthFor years I tried to be your RuthFor years I hid the painFor years I accepted I would never again feel the same. Slowly my identity fadedSlowly my…
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Disarray
The days are passing slowly As I wonder how it will be to see youto touch youto hold youto just be with you My heart feels tornAs I wonder what the future holds should I stayshould I gowill you staywill you come It seems endless as I considerThree months are left to wonderto ponderto weighto…
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Coming to terms…
You’ve gone and I feel reliefOur time together was very briefBut filled with ups and downsSometimes I felt like I was going to drown in your kissesin our argumentsin your eyesin our differencesin your armsin our opposites You said you really care about meBut how can that be?I asked you, “What does that mean?”For this…
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I am…
They lookThey stareThey smileThey hissThey laughThey proposeThey walk with an air of importance Am I just an object to them?Am I just a vessel for pleasure to them?Am I meant to be submissive to them?Am I valued at all as a human being to them? Some say it is culture.Some say it is religion.Some say…
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My cup runneth over
There is a smile on my face Put there by you There is joy in my heart Placed there by you There are not adequate words to express My feelings for you How my heart aches to be Next to you How my body aches to be Close to you How my eyes ache to…
