I will not hate you,
Nor will I harbor ill will.
I will rejoice in your happiness . . .
I will be empathetic of your sadness,
but you are not welcome.
You will not twist me,
Nor will you will you change me.
You do not appreciate me . . .
You do not understand me,
but you will know that I am here.
I will not linger in your pity,
Nor will I play your games.
I will show compassion for your hard times . . .
I will swallow your contempt for me,
but you are not welcome in my heart.
You will not control me,
Nor will you intimidate me.
You do not scare me . . .
You do not bother me,
but you will not escape me.
I am who I am.
I exist without your knowledge.
I do not require your approval,
Nor do I desire your presence . . .
You are not welcome here!
You do not care about me.
You cannot dance within my circle.
You are not the privileged,
Nor are you a god,
but I am omnipresent.
I am here, no matter your approval or beliefs.
I exist with or without your consent.
I live and breathe each day without you,
and though I refuse to waste my time
in the negative energy to persue hating you,
you are not welcome in my world.
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This is awesome At first I thought it was about a broken and hurtful relationship in your life but as I got deeper into the poem I got the feeling that it's more like you're not allowing anyone to crap on you, hurt you maliciously, etc. And that you'll live your life following your own lights, not someone else's. But whatever was in your mind when you wrote this, you did a superb job. This one's going into my favorites
Dee
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Scary
Obviously directed toward someone who figures in your life, though very little. I feel it builds well to the conclusion, although that conclusion might have more sting if "in my world" in line 5 were removed. Then you would build from "you are not welcome" to "you are not welcome in my heart" to "you are not welcome here" and finally to "you are not welcome in my world".
And I have to be honest... it was hard to read because it came across as very venomous... but I gather that was the idea... so in that respect it succeeds mightily.
Write On!
Jim
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Thanks
I guess it's true that everyone has a unique perspective and comprehension and meaning of a poem. That is the very reason I don't believe in schools grading on poetry. The reason I say this, is that it isn't about anyone in my life at all.
It's about the fact that I won't ever again allow myself to be lost to the games that people play, nor will I allow myself to be consumed with hatred and negativity about things that people have done to me because it causes me to waste too much energy on the bad stuff and lose sight of the positive things in my life.
I did agree with removing the "in my world" from line 5. I do like the read better.
I appreciate the comment, and the take on the read. Thanks for dropping in.
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