Why hide your love?

There is too much

Hate in this world

It’s what we’ve been taught

To somehow feel superior

To anything that differs

To our supposed ‘norm’

Standards are set

At an early age

Being blindly led

As we pick up the

Breadcrumbs of ignorance

Left by them gone ahead

The opposite

Of love is not hate

It’s indifference –

Having no care at all

It is a hard world

That we live in

But it’s one that

Was created by man

Each person we meet

Is a natural twin

Albeit wearing a different

Colour or shade of skin

We shamelessly compare

We gauge ourselves

By another’s worth

The house, the car

The clothes on our backs

When in truth it’s the

Simple things that we need

But so clearly lack

There is a social

Ladder for us to climb

And competition is rife

But do we really need

This kind of daily struggle

In our lives?

We are taught

To believe what we see

Our new Lord

Is now a 52 inch screen

Fed by politicians

Or computers games

Happy to give us

More ammunition

And point the snarly

Fingers of blame

Discard the papers

Turn off the TV

Use your ears to hear

And your eyes to see

Don’t be seduced

By inciteful fallacies

It taints your mind

And blackens your soul

Is it any wonder

That we never feel whole?

Lose the hate and instead

Seek out the love

Be thankful, be grateful

Feel blessed with what you hold

And what you have

When the cross gets heavy

Uplift another’s heart

In the only way

You know you should

By turn you’ll feel proud

And feel oh so good

You are one of many

And your voice alone

Might not be heard

But one plus one

And the numbers will grow

Uphold integrity

Spread humility

In any shape or form

And soon you will reap

Exactly what you sow

Laugh, sing and dance

Enjoy life and live

Because after all

Love is the only thing

We freely have to give

Sharon Carter-Wray

(30thMay 2018)

Published by Sharon Carter-Wray

I have been writing since I was 13 years old and I am now 52. It all began with a writing poetry project for school, and it has continued to evolve. It was a time that coincided with my brother’s seriously ill health, and his subsequent death from that illness; and writing was my way of dealing with that. As part of a ‘Life laundry’ exercise about 20 years ago, I destroyed a large part of my written work, mainly because I finally understood how it tied me to a place, that I never wanted to revisit again in my lifetime. It was also the mark of a turning point, recognizing my continual growth and healing. I find that writing is a way of releasing thoughts and untangling my complex mind, it always nourishes and makes me feel better. Even if sometimes my own words bring tears to my eyes. But I have noted over time, that the tears have become less. Even if the subject that caused them still hurts. In more recent years I have created and write for my own blog, called “Journey through a painful body and depressed mind”, as well as contributing to an online mental health site called “Mental Movement”. Both of these have witnessed my deepest and most desperate moments, whilst dealing with my own issues of depression and my failing physical health. I have written hundreds of poems over the years, expressing everything from joy, deep sorrow, bereavement to starting over again; it is definitely something I do when I need to restore balance. And they are written on all sorts of things, whatever was available to me at the time when the words chose to pour out of me; so they amount to quite a collection. I used to say that, “if anyone were to pick them up and read them, they would be holding ‘The book of my life story’ in their hands”. And that is still true to some degree today, but now I also express myself through my art & creativity, and the beautiful things that I create. A lot of what I am posting, was written as a teenager over 30 years ago, so please note the date at the end of each entry. However, in most cases, the contents are still very appropriate and ring very true today. I always knew back then, that I was wise beyond my years, and looking back now it’s almost as though I already knew what lay ahead of me. It’s as if my words were the very seed of my true vocation, as now I believe that writing is very much a part of my future and something I must do. I have only ever shared my written words with a few people in my life before, but now I feel brave enough to put myself out there and share with the world. I hope you enjoy. Sx

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  1. A poignant view of life today and bears a statement of where it has gone wrong for many, in pursuit of what is deemed modern day success.

    As in the poem, the pursuit of these goals it has complicated the lives of all, whether by sound,sight,smell,taste and touch.

    The domination of the few, has bought the many, under the former’s control: What this has highlighted, has been wholly expressed in the poem, of how complex life can become: When considered, then life is not simplified if ‘wants’ are more important than ‘needs’.

    The care, share expectancy every living being or other life form should be shown and/or experience, as the reason to exist in this world had failed, when war was declared by the few many centuries ago and continues to modern day life.

    In the above, all is questioning themselves and blaming each other…. The few and the many.

    I agree wholehearted with the sentiments, reflections and inspirations of the writer

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