Wednesday, February 8, 2017

MY VOYAGE





I'm afraid of space travel
The way I'm afraid of my future sometimes
When my gut feels like stone
My heart thumps out of rhythm
My mind is threatened, attacked
By dooming thoughts

"Not again," I pray
Watching the sunset
Knowing darkness follows
Not really certain
If I can land on stars
That don't twinkle

"Yes again," answers the sky
Smiling at my fears
So irrational
It waits
While I'm still
Then it beams 
Even through night
When I finally chose
To blast 
Into its vastness 

  
(For Poets United.)
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15 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 8, 2017 at 12:39 PM

    This is wonderful, Myrna, the fear of, then surrender to the night.....I especially love "not really certain if I can land on stars that dont twinkle". Perfect!

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  2. Sanaa RizviFebruary 8, 2017 at 1:22 PM

    This is absolutely gorgeously penned, Myrna❤️ a most gentle and heart-stirring poem that one can grow into. Sigh.. beautifully penned!❤️


    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  3. SusanFebruary 8, 2017 at 1:45 PM

    Oh yes, throw yourself out there like Whitman's spider. We will all envy your necessary courage! Taking risks to test out a vision is the best chance we have. Great poem!

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  4. Gillena CoxFebruary 8, 2017 at 1:49 PM

    Luv the movements of fear, the inevitable, and the rationalisation
    Happy Wednesday, thank for dropping by my blog today

    Much love...

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  5. Bekkie SanchezFebruary 8, 2017 at 5:12 PM

    "Not really certain
    If I can land on stars
    That don't twinkle"

    Awfully hard to do! Your poem was charming. Stay away from space ships! Lol!

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  6. De JacksonFebruary 8, 2017 at 5:24 PM

    "Yes again," answers the sky... YES.

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  7. MaryFebruary 8, 2017 at 5:48 PM

    I feel the same as you do in your first stanza. My mind too is threatened, attacked, by dooming thoughts! Never thought it possible that at this time of my life I would awaken each day with fear.

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  8. Stacy M.S.February 8, 2017 at 6:33 PM

    yes, i believe the sky will catch us:

    Not really certain
    If I can land on stars
    That don't twinkle

    and i totally understand your fears.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2017 at 7:18 PM

    Not really certain
    If I can land on stars
    That don't twinkle... how well you've worded this...wonderful!

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  10. purplepeninportland.comFebruary 8, 2017 at 9:45 PM

    This is gorgeous, Myrna. I love,
    'Not really certain
    If I can land on stars
    That don't twinkle'

    I share your uncertainty, and the need for proof.

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  11. rallentandaFebruary 8, 2017 at 10:43 PM

    The stars are not twinkling...neither are the stripes . Anxiety and uncertainty... many would be feeling like you.You can only stay positive and do your little bit for change.

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  12. Old EggFebruary 9, 2017 at 1:22 AM

    I am sure you have said here what so many of would say ourselves about the vastness of space and ou incomprehsion of it. Beautifully written Myrna.

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  13. Sumana RoyFebruary 9, 2017 at 2:15 AM

    this is a gorgeous & heartfelt write Myrna..."Not really certain / If I can land on stars / That don't twinkle" love the lines and also the sky character...

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  14. kaykualaFebruary 9, 2017 at 4:21 AM

    Even through night
    When I finally chose
    To blast
    Into its vastness

    There is so much mystique and mystery when one thinks of the one step beyond even if it is now a reality!

    Hank

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  15. IntelliblogFebruary 14, 2017 at 4:38 PM

    Lovely poem, Myrna, and i love its metaphorical underpinning! Space travel as a metaphor for any of our undertakings that fill us with trepidation is a wonderful device!

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