Surrender

In the Shadow of my Pen11/02/202320/03/2023A Jar of stars, Self Publishingpoem, poet, poetry, surrender

( from A Jar of Stars)

Unsplash Image by Darius Bashar

Surrender, release and let go.

There is no point in holding on to anything that causes you pain.

Life is too short, and the clock does not stop ticking.

So why do we sit with carcasses on our plates and keep picking

at the rotting flesh and bones of things that passed long ago?

In a desperate effort to find an answer or a sliver of hope amongst the gristle.

Don’t let the ghosts of your past make a feast at your table.

Bury them in a hole.

Never look back.

You are not going that way.

Surrender, release and let go.

Published by In the Shadow of my Pen

Indie Poet and Author✍️ of four collections of poetry. Chronic Fatigue Warrior💪 Volunteer, Solo Traveller✈️ and Yogi🙏. Spilling ink from my heart and Soul. My writing is real and raw, so if you are looking for a fairy tale you are on the wrong site! View more posts

6 thoughts on “Surrender”

johncoyote says:

11/02/2023 at 23:12

I agree. A wonderful poem.

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1. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
  
  12/02/2023 at 05:18
  
  Thank you for reading John ❤️
  
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ben Alexander says:

12/02/2023 at 05:13

So why do we sit with carcasses on our plates and keep picking
at the rotting flesh and bones of things that passed long ago?
In a desperate effort to find an answer or a sliver of hope amongst the gristle.

This is ingenious imagery, Maggie!

❤
David

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1. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
  
  12/02/2023 at 05:19
  
  David thank you so much 🙏💙🙏
  
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romanticallyinclined23 says:

12/02/2023 at 09:29

Beautiful, Maggie! 🙂

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1. In the Shadow of my Pen says:
  
  12/02/2023 at 11:30
  
  Thank you very much 💕💕
  
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