My Poetry
Quotes from some of my poems
"I've been here before
Where whispers and caresses lure
Me into a place where visions of marriage and happiness soar,
And then I'm let down once more.
Heart sunken and on the floor.
How many times will I allow these same tears to pour?
Tears of a soul that love has weakened.
A heart that never listens when the mind is speaking."
"..this is the woman,
Telling the girl inside
That even though she has cried
She can still hold her head up
With pride.
Because for every loss
There is a gain,
And somewhere later down the road
Triumph
Will always follow the pain."
"Everyday
You would say
That you love me.
But you took away
My dignity,
With bruises
And beatings
And nights
Of laying beside you,
Crying
While you're sleeping."
"Belly full with baby
But that's not on her mind.
As she gets lifted
And takes a magical ride
Trying to mask what's inside.
And when the crack pipe no longer blazes,
She sits
Wide eyes gazing.
In a zone
Reality gone
Feeling thankful for the white stone."
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Metamorphosis
(C) 2007 Juanita Harris
Like the life cycle of a butterfly,
Our lives are always changing.
While we are young
We are constantly feeding our minds.
Absorbing culture and life experience.
We go through trials and tribulations
That strengthen us
And fill us with knowledge;
Eventually molding us into adults.
Sometimes blossoming into better people.
Sometimes being ashamed of what we've become.
But unlike the butterfly,
Whose fate is already sealed,
We can always re-create ourselves.
It's never too late
To emerge into a better you.
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Truth Soup
(C) 2009 Juanita Harris
Fears
Tears
and truths
rest on the tip of my tongue.
My mouth does not move.
Emotions brew,
but I don't know what to say to you.
Explanations are due,
and I wish I could blend these into a healthy stew
and feed them to you
with a sultry voice.
A soothing dish
of Truth Soup.
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