What if They’re Like Me?
– Poetry by Melissa Andela –
Featured in issue 16 of Dreamers Magazine.
What if my children
Are like me?
Afraid of the world,
Of people, of sharing
Too much of their
Thoughts;
Closed away and
Unsure how to share
The deepest parts of
Themselves
What if they’re like me?
Closed off, desperately
Wanting to show the
Most vulnerable pieces
Within
Yet paralyzed by their
Own mind; trying,
But unable to open
Fully
What if they’re like me?
Oh, but what if they aren’t?
What if their love spills into
The world, honest and
Free, uninhibited by
Fear, or their own
Swirling thoughts
Pouring unstoppable
Like a stream
A river
A tidal wave;
While I am like a dam,
holding
So much but always
Holding back, they
Can exist in a way
I haven’t
What if they’re free
Getting the best parts
Of me, and the
Rest, even better
Pieces of their
Own making
About the Author – Melissa Andela
Mel fell in love with the magic of storytelling at a young age. Realizing she could create that magic too, she started writing as soon as she could hold a pencil. Mel lives in a small town in Ontario, Canada with her partner, toddler, and two cats. She spends her time reading anything and everything, and writing short fiction and poetry whenever she gets the chance.
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