Friday, November 29, 2013

Intolerance (A Poem by Me)



Tolerance is brutal
Just indifference in fancy clothes
Once I thought it an oasis
To escape the lonely, empty
Holes within my heart
To be free of my smothering
And too comfortable
Blanket of solitude

The journey to that place
Was bought at a price of
Who I am, lost
Repressed
Buried deeply
Safely
Far beneath the sand

So when I reached my destination
I was welcomed
Because I had molded myself
To the expectations of those I admired
Forgotten myself as unimportant
To be someone
That might be tolerated.

Drinking deeply from that shiny water
I found it sour and infested
By the parasites that lived there
Who feasted on my energy
My trust
And in return?
Acceptance?
Love?
Celebration?
Tolerance

So I left that pond behind me
Pulled the blanket back up snug
Confused and defeated
Drifting

Then the sun arose
And hit my dormant soul
The answer was too simple
And too bold
But now known now required

So I traveled back to that sandy place
Deep inside my soul
Where I had buried every bit of who I am
And I dug
Until it lay before me
A mirror shattered
A million ways

As I put it all together
I smile at what I see
For my damaged heart is strong
And beautiful
And full of wonderful purpose
And yes
I am weird
I am the definition of normal to no one
I embrace that as a gift

Being me
May keep me apart from many
But I would rather have a few
Who know my worth
That be embraced as another man
By everyone on Earth.

For I am made
We are made
You are made
To be
Accepted
Loved
Celebrated
Not tolerated

Be bold
Be brave

Be you
Be free



Intolerancia (un poema por mi)


La tolerancia es brutal
Sólo indiferencia con ropa elegante
Una vez me pareció un oasis
Para escapar del soledad, vacío
Agujeros dentro de mi corazón
Para estar libre de mi sofocación
Y muy cómodo
Manta de la soledad

El viaje a ese lugar
Fue comprada a un precio de
¿Quién soy, perdió
Reprimida
Enterrado profundamente
Con seguridad
Muy por debajo de la arena

Así que cuando llegué a mi destino
Fui Bienvenido
Porque yo mismo había moldeado
He admirado a las expectativas de los
Yo mismo olvidado como poco importante
Para ser alguien
Eso puede ser tolerado.

Bebiendo profundamente esa agua brillante
Lo encontré amargo e infestadas
Por los parásitos que vivían allí
Que festejaban en mi energía
Mi confianza
¿Y a cambio?
¿Aceptación?
¿El amor?
¿Celebración?
Tolerancia

Así que dejé ese estanque detrás de mí
Se detuvo la manta vuelta ajustada
Confundido y derrotado
A la deriva

Entonces surgió el sol
Y mi alma latente
La respuesta fue demasiado simple
Y atrevido
Pero ahora conocido ahora requeridos

Así que viajé a ese lugar arenoso
Profundo dentro de mi alma
Donde había enterrado a cada pedacito de quien soy
Y cavé
Hasta que se encontraba delante de mí
Un espejo roto
Formas 1 millón

Como lo puse todo junto
Sonrío en lo que veo
Para mi corazón dañado es fuerte
Y hermoso
Y lleno de maravilloso propósito
Y sí
Soy rara
Soy la definición de normal a nadie
Acepto como un regalo

Siendo yo
Puede mantenerme aparte de muchos
Pero prefiero tener pocos
¿Quién sabe mi valía
Ser adoptado como otro hombre
Por todo el mundo.

Por que estoy hecho
Estamos hechos
Estás hecho
Para ser
Aceptado
Amado
Celebra
No tolera

Ser audaz
Ser valiente
Ser tú

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November 30, 2013 at 5:01 AM

good blog!

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November 30, 2013 at 5:48 PM

Really beautiful the new poem!! You are a great writer! I really like yo re sin spanish on your blog! Well done! Wonderful!

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November 30, 2013 at 8:38 PM

Thank you, lovely one. So enjoying yours as well :)

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November 30, 2013 at 8:40 PM

What an inspiration those words are to me, so encouraging. Love and acceptance fill your comment :)

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November 30, 2013 at 10:12 PM

Yeah I already commented elsewhere...but how do ya really feel...what no goats in ascots??? Someone once told me they were blogger gold!!! Just sayin.

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November 30, 2013 at 10:13 PM

Oooooohhhhhhh I like bein back....you probably not enjoying it as much though huh???

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December 1, 2013 at 10:38 AM

HI dear
Beautiful poem, thanks for sharing your art
xoxo

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December 1, 2013 at 2:47 PM

inspiration! xoox
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December 1, 2013 at 7:50 PM

the funny thing about tolerance is that we all think we are while one can always improve, I would say ^^ Thanks for your poems, it makes me optimist to read people who care ;)

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December 1, 2013 at 8:39 PM

Thankfully, "goat" and "ascot" are not even an off-rhyme of any sort. I am clinging to non-rhyming words right now to allay the sound-same madness.

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December 1, 2013 at 8:40 PM

Oh no, totally missed your smart-butt comments and random offshoots. Sometimes its like I am commenting myself :)

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December 1, 2013 at 8:42 PM

Thanks, dear. How kind of you to stop by :) Cool blog you have!

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December 1, 2013 at 8:43 PM

Oh how sweet of you. It is my pleasure to share it with wonderful you, sweetie :) Now I am glowing a little :)

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December 1, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Thank you so much, gorgeous. That means so much to me as that is what I was aiming to do.

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December 1, 2013 at 8:46 PM

Indeed, tolerance is difficult to attain but I am working on the level above that, far above that, unconditional love. If you think tolerance is tough, wow, let me tell you :) So amazing of you to say such kind words. It makes me so happy if I can impact someone so wonderful in a positive way :)

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December 1, 2013 at 10:44 PM

Awwwwwwwwwwwww... you always know what to say :p

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Jo
December 2, 2013 at 7:09 AM

You know back in school when we studies Lit, we had those books to read and we had to write essays on them. One section was also on unseen poem whereby text-based questions would be asked. I often score badly there coz I feel that certain poems are interpreted in the way the readers want and we get marked down for that coz that isn't the right answer. I wonder how well I would do interpreting your words.

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December 2, 2013 at 8:08 AM

Yes, I agree, Shamu. We should be accepted, not just tolerated, and accepted unconditionally at that. Lovely.

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December 2, 2013 at 9:52 PM

Wow, what an odd way to have kids learn poetry. But, then again, I remember my "creative writing" class in high school was mostly judges by punctuation and spelling. College was a different story thankfully. I can tell you exactly how well you would grasp what I am saying, %100. Because this and all my poems I give to you as a gift to make whatever you want with them. Maybe you feel it refers to solar flares, betrayal of friends, poodles on the moon, but as long as it makes you feel "something" I am really pretty happy :) I do hope people look closely at the last part especially and do not accept anyone in their lives who takes them for granted.

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December 2, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Thanks so much, dear. How wonderful to see such a comment :) Wow!

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December 2, 2013 at 9:53 PM

Thanks again, gorgeous one :) You rock!

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December 8, 2013 at 1:35 AM

so beautiful, thank you for posting your poems <3

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Jo
December 14, 2013 at 1:48 PM

"I can tell you exactly how well you would grasp what I am saying, %100. Because this and all my poems I give to you as a gift to make whatever you want with them."

I really like this answer... a lot!

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January 3, 2014 at 8:47 AM

Actually, now that I read my statement back out of context I sound quite lazy. Kind of like taking a bookshelf out of an Ikea box, handing you the instructions and saying "seeya" :)

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