Poetry – Page 2 – Picking Up Roots

Unspoken

love unspoken
actions speak louder here
         they always have
         they always will

Opposition

seek out the roots -
the understanding
of what fuels
the perceptions -
of others

only when you know
where they are coming from
can you begin to know
their motivations;

without this knowledge
you are as blind
as they may appear to be;

make space for them
to be heard
so you may better understand

Who

I stared hard
into the mirror
looking beneath
the salt and pepper,
past the sharp white hairs,
through the faded blue,
beneath the lines
of the laugh-aged face;

I stared hard
and I asked,
"who are you"

I'm still waiting
to live out
the answer