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Tuesday, January 25

VOLITION



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I won’t  be different
I won’t be the same

I won’t shiver I won’t doubt

I’ll run down the narrow streets
     Stepped and steeped

No one will be awaiting an explanation
      The timing will be perfect

And I’ll reach the shore
      Where so hard the wind blows
     I won’t feel the rain or the coldness
But the essence


For I won’t shiver I won't  doubt
 .
I will 
I won't...

I’ll be unapproachable
     Away from imprisonments

And I won’t see my blindness
    I’ll be unshakable
    Invulnerable

And I’ll swim
      recalling

All my past
In short shots.



___________________________________________Posted for One Shot Wednesday

33 comments:

Brian Miller said...

i wont see my blindness...hmm...that shatters it for me...the knowing you are blind makes me wonder if the journey would even be real...smiles.

Dulçe ♥ said...

Brian dear
I don't know if you ever have time to come back to see if anyone answers you back...
It's just amazing how 'loyal' a follower you are, and how near I feel you for always being there :)
Thanks my friend - you are a love!

aguja said...

Yes. Yes. Yes. I ran with this poem, loving the flow of the words and the thrill of the power of your will.

Dulçe ♥ said...

Thanks AGUJA!
You are a love TOO!
:)

Laura said...

the in the out the yes the no the complicated strokes of this mind turning and turning...swimming round infinitely...this is the struggle of awareness...the fight against it. Beautifully written dear one.

GYPSYWOMAN said...

and laurax says it all, doesn't she, on this beautifully contrived piece, dear dulce! love love love the twisting and turning and on and off of the words - another fantastic set of words!!

moondustwriter said...

I can run "free" within the world I have built to insulate from pain.

Strong words dearest sister poet

Hugs from the Moon

Anonymous said...

Dulce there was inherent strength and flowing beauty in what you wrote here. Havent we always been lost only to have been found? To fall but to be caught. Great stuff x

Anonymous said...

Interesting form this one took...preaching non-conformity and independence, I think, while still quaking with the tell-tale hints of indecision the narrator preaches against. Still, there is a strength in these words, a lovely declaration of man's dedication, hopes, and will.

hedgewitch said...

How often we feel a mass of contradictions pulling us, out of which somehow our choices force an identity. A very interesting read, Dulce.

signed...bkm said...

wonderful...taking on the world in short shorts...and making it your own...love it Dulce...very sweet..bkm

steven said...

a day doesn't go by when the past of my lives doesn't surface as a short shot - sometimes treasured and rolled around my head and heart as a warm kindness, and then just as often crumpled and put into the recycling bin. steven

dustus said...

As always, your poem and picture together present a dramatic statement. In this case, I find it enigmatic because of the position of the woman's hand in the painting. Whomever she is facing sees her in all her glory, yet are her fingers crossed behind her back? Hmm... free yet holding back something, literally, yet not "covering her butt" also literally. Works well with the series of contradictions in the poem.

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Shadow said...

there comes a time, when we have to do what we want to do, no matter what.

Jenne' R. Andrews said...

very intense-- captivating movement in this poem. xxxJenne'

Bubba said...

LOL! When I first read that last line I thought it said "short shorts"

(Imagining your past in short shorts)

Nice write, Dulce!

Brother Ollie said...

Read through several poems...so much beauty.

PattiKen said...

Nice. I immediately pictured the indomitablity of a child, when limits have yet to be learned and anything is possible. "I can. I will. Just try to stop me."

JStar said...

I love the flow, the freeness, and the visuals here...This relaxed me

Calli said...

I loved it all, but I especially liked the impact of, "All my past
In short shots"...We spend so much time attempting to live in the present moment and incredibly or not? our past does come in short shots.

You write so much darling girl, I can hardly keep up! ;)
xxoo

Anonymous said...

Woohooo!!! And I see someone basking in freedom... AWESOME!!! I think I will be joining you very shortly, Dulce!! :) Cuz the place you are in seems absolutely delightful!!

Loved the freshness in this poem! (sniffing...aaahhh)

Claudia said...

swimming oneself free, wishing and longing to be what one is not, the craving for change, accepting the challenge...a lot of strong emotions in your poem dulce

Anonymous said...

What a lovely vision full of raw emotions and deep sentiments. Lovely piece. ♥♥

Beachanny said...

Running wild, running free. Free, free at last. There's nothing like that feeling of finding yourself in all that makes you unique. True capture here. Thanks, Gay @beachanny

Anthony Duce said...

I liked this, the message. When we won’t we still will, we do… Why not.
Thank you… I liked the image too.

steveroni said...

DULCE!
Seems like I remember the good more than the other of my past. I do not wish to be age 20, and die all over again!

Great to read your thoughts, written in that singularly excellent "Dulce" style and to read again of that indomitable Spanish character: Yes and No, Maybe, maybe not, would or would not, etc.--grin!

Blessings until the next time!
S

joanna said...

Dulce

Simply amazing! Everyone said so many thoughts I was thinking.

joanny

S. Susan Deborah said...

I like the observation of blidness and seeing. Brian has also mentioned it. I recollect Shakespeare's "King Lear" here. Edgar, one chracter from the play says, "I stumbled when I saw." I hope the quote is right and so is the character.

The seeing is quite metaphorical, I reckon. One can be blind yet see through the other senses and one can have sight yet be blind to reality.

We are what we want to be.

Joy always,
Susan

SILVIA said...

" No hay myor ciego
que aquel que no quiere ver..."
Un gustazo leerte, siempre.
Besos mil !!!

Anonymous said...

this is just my kind of blog!

peace

lizziviggi said...

This poem is a surge of freedom, of freshness. I especially love these lines:

"I’ll run down the narrow streets
Stepped and steeped"

I long to feel this way.

Steve Isaak said...

Sharp, uber-effective pull-tug back of past/present selves (or mindsets). Flawless.