Linda McHenry

Tag: poetry

  • I am a Tiger

    I am a Tiger

    I am a tiger: lyng lazily in my cage, watching life march by.

    • Soft and cuddly, warm and furry, colorful and bold – catching your eye.
    • Lumbering and slow, yet fleet and fast when in danger.
    • Pacing back and forth, twitching my tail, impatient in anger.
    • Loud and fierce, roaring in pain, scaring you away.

    I am a tiger: dozing lazily in my cage, keeping life at bay.

  • Daily Dose of Inspiration

    It is time for her to stand up and claim herself.

    She must now bring forth from beneath that bushel basket

    The wonders she has kept hidden for fear they’d be snatched away.

     

    She will collect the many griefs and burdens

    And surrender them in exchange for

    Solace in the arms of her treasures.

     

    She will gently close the door to yearnings for what will never be

    And throw wide the gateway to a paradise

    Where innumerable possibilities await.

     

    She will prod her failings and shortcomings into that basket

    And stand atop it, hugging herself in glee,

    Reveling in the wonders she has freed.

     

    I am She

    And I am so very much more

    Than I ever knew or expected.