A beautiful smile
Sparkling like sequins
Soft like flowers
She holds us all together
My hand
Your heart
His promises
Her secrets
Their forever love
She holds us all together
Like we never knew
What a sparkle would feel like
Until she entered the room
Until she twirled and tossed petals,
Inviting us all in
Except for her lonely times
There is a crack
That lets light in to her soul
Her heart burned with loss
Her nest made empty
By children grown
I hold everyone together,
But what about me?
A beautiful smile
Hides many things
A sparkle makes the pain
A little less bright
Petting the soft fur of her dog
Painting the strong green of her plants
She notices herself:
Her hand
Her heart
Her promises
Her secrets
Her forever love.
Its time to hold myself together,
she decides
Then she twirls out of the room
into somewhere new
These poems are part of the Cultivating Poetry Project, in which I write for those who need poems for many reasons in their lives, including those in parenthood, grief and loss, chronic pain and fatigue, and those in need of a change or healing.
All poems and images are the property of the poet, Sharon Frances.
Do not use in part or whole without permission.