Nature: A Poem Inspired By A Walk In The Park

I wrote this poem years ago. I was in my mid 20s and struggling with my then-relationship, finances, and life in general. A friend suggested I get outside for some fresh air. That was the last thing I wanted to do. Luckily, I took my friend's advice. It was a warm and sunny day. For a moment, I forgot my worries and struggles. It is remarkable how healing writing can be. This poem came to me as I sat pondering my feelings, overlooking the lily pads.

Nature's Symposium

Transitional psychology

Is a type of pathology

No consequential diagnosis

But too much wonder in the mind

No forehead hits against its’ wall at will

Against the those, that, them and some others

Torturous malevolence against one’s will erupts

Oops, hit a wall again

Take no pity, take no pride

Take nothing and yet still somehow survive

Wonder how fair life fares for those

Not like you or I, or them, that and those

Take pleasure in my dispute

For forgiveness I’ll wilfully exude

No woman I am without my being true

Of wholeness I seek within me

Take no triumph to heart

Try no sorrow for bed

All those around you, they might shatter

Their own hearts, not yours, not mine

See, the clearer you and I were

Meant to redefine

Amidst the illusions of others

And their tortured old minds

My reality not to be defined by anyone

So true to my soul, my spirit speaks to me

I could live forever

Here by the lily pads

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