I.
Pieces of me.
Blowing in the wind, like the petals from a flower or the leaves from a tree.
Look around, and you will find.
Pieces of me.
II.
I have given
parts of myself
too freely
in the past.
My body,
my heart.
Now I am nothing more than an empty shell lying on the beach.
But I will not seek love or attention.
To find myself again, I must look inside.
Only I am responsible for my resurrection.
There is no other way.
My demons I must slay.
And so I will travel back to a place that holds much pain.
Until I find the courage to do that, pieces of me lying in the sand will remain.
III.
Amid winter
I found pieces of me.
Discovery
lying on the ground with the leaves and debris.
Pieces I had long since forgotten.
Now dead like the rest of the wood cut down.
Rotten.
I knew there was no point in trying to revive those parts of me
Broken.
That version of me no longer exists.
So I set the pieces alight and watched as the embers flew away.
History.
Today is untarnished or stained.
And tomorrow
mystery waits.
Source:
Maggie Watson
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
David ๐ likewise my friend ๐thank you so much for all your support during my short time here๐๐
โค ๐ Maggie ๐ โค ~ I only hope that your time here will not remain short!
Awww ๐ ๐ Don’t worry you are stuck with me now ๐๐
Thanks for introducing me to this poet, David. I followedโฆ๐
๐ Jai ๐ ~ you are most welcome; I think Maggie is great!
fortunately you never give pieces of yourself to others by fragmenting or crumbling, but they are personal choices to expose or share part of yourself that is heart soul time ideas etc. On the other hand, always remaining intact and ourselves, each of our parts remains our entirety ๐
๐๐๐ป Tania ๐๐ป๐ ~ that’s so aptly put! Thanks!
~David
Very nice. Well done.
Yepโฃ๏ธ
Lovely, and I gave her a follow too!
๐ Colleen ๐
Thanks for sharing David itโs really beautiful ๐
๐ Ange ๐ ~ you are welcome ๐
Empowering.โค๏ธ
๐ Melissa ๐ ~ I so agree!
~David
Absolutely beautiful poetry. Hearfelt sentiment strongly portrayed. The stuff of Great poetry, in my opinion. Nice share of Maggie’s work, David. Thank you.
๐งก Suzette ๐งก ~ you are welcome ๐
David thank you so much for sharing ๐๐๐
I really do appreciate it.
Thank you also to the bloggers I don’t know for your kind words ๐๐
๐๐๐ป Maggie ๐๐ป๐ ~ it’s my honor; thanks for giving me permission!
โTo find myself again, I must look inside.โ
This is an unselfish process
โI have given parts of myself too freely in the past.โ
Especially when giving becomes unsustainable
(Iโm just popping in to say good morning, we have loadshedding and I hope to catch my penfriends later, have a lovely Sunday)
๐๐๐ป Abi ๐๐ป๐ ~ good morning!
โNow I am nothing more than an empty shell lying on the beach. But I will not seek love or attention.โ
Artistically, Narratively and Technically sublime
Master Composor
Courageous and Honest
I’d love to explore all these rooms she touched on
And then after all the work has been done
To be bold, for mystery awaits. Powerful.
๐๐good morning David.
Mind blowing!
โค๏ธ Jaideep โค๏ธ ~ I think so too ๐คฏ
~David