face hidden, constraint-painted
charisma-thrifted, tainted
with falsities, proper-ties, power unknown,
sparkle wasted, gifts unshown
cultural niceties soul-drowning
unabashed pure-self gaining ground
unravelling, zing-bursting, vital, found
inner portrait breaking through
dazzling, free, alive, YOU
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Lovely sentiment, gorgeous pic! X
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Thank you so much!
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Really lovely.
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Thanks Pavanneh. 🙂
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Wonderful 🙂
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Thanks Russ. 🙂
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I can feel so much lovely vibration here. A good feeling. Thanks for your visits.
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Thanks so much. 🙂
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You’re welcome
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Powerfully written ! 🙂
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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I love the pell-mell accumulation of words ending with the open face of the child. Simply beautiful!
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Thanks. Words seem to float from hidden to becoming.
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Cool poem. I love, “sparkle wasted, gifts unshown cultural niceties soul-drowning.” so true. So great if you can come out the other side.
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Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope we all get there 🙂
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Beautiful. Wonderful combination of words and picture.
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Thanks so much Martha. 🙂
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This is simply lovely! The beginning is representing repression of the self, especially as children, and then it breaks free at the end!! Great work! TiV
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So many of us hold back who we are, I’m so happy when we find that freedom. Thanks so much TiV
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So true (and sad).
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Beautiful description of healing the wounded inner child. In the type of therapy I do, we call her the “free child”.
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Thanks. “Free child” is such a perfect name, Karuna.
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It comes from the developmental arm of Transactional Analysis, which is one form of psychotherapy. I like that way of seeing the healthy child too!
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I think I remember something about T.A from when I studied Psychology. Thanks for reminding me.
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Powerful powerful words! 😀
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Thanks for your wonderful kind words. 🙂
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Awesome (repeat 32 more times).
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You are so kind. Thank you 🙂
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“falsities, proper-ties, power unknown” great word combination/comparison. I appreciate your pointing out the ties to being proper, or whatever else, and the resulting concealed power, sparkle, gifts, etc.
I like the feeling of the movement from constriction to expression as I read your poem. Thanks.
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Thanks for your kind words. 🙂
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