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These things that we bury (Free verse) by Jody Conn
These things that we bury, we aspire to hide.
At times in our souls,
held deep there inside.
To accomplish this task, one must first make a
hole.
Sometimes in the ground, other times in their soul.
Now a hole in
the ground is not a big deal.
But a hole in our soul must always be
healed.
So we fill it with secrets and worries and doubts.
Not realizing
then, that one-day they'll want out.
So we bury our problems, these
things that we hide.
In a sad vain attempt at salvaging pride.
Now this
thing that we've hidden, that we've put in this hole.
It begins to decay,
body, mind and then soul.
The malaise that we feel, the cause we know
not.
When deep down inside, it's the on-set of rot.
Now these things
that we bury they rot and decay.
We've hidden them there hoping they'll
go away.
But that won't happen, at least not on it's own.
For these
things that we bury must eventually be shown.
Now my question is this,
when is the right time?
Do we share these secrets while still in their
prime?
Or wait until later, when their stench and their smell,
Have made
these secrets much harder to tell.
If you ask my opinion, and I'm sure
no one did.
The answer lies not in ego or id.
It lies in our hearts and
compassion we share,
It lies in the kiss and the touch and the prayer.
So these things that we bury, we must openly share.
Or these things that
we bury will always be there.
jc051401
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Posted: March 16, 2002 1:19 AM PST; Last modified: March 16, 2002 1:19 AM PST
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