Disillusion
I no longer chase men
Or strive to tie a broken string
This heart will not set sail again
On the ocean that took them away
Nor will I mirror past mistakes
For I have come to admit:
Whatever leaves, leave.
Whatever stays, stay.
© 2017 Maria. All Rights Reserved.
In response to Poets United Midweek Motif: Mirror hosted by Sumana and and MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie’s Photo Challenge #157 by Nekneeraj. Also an allusion to The Daily Post: Acceptance.
DoodleScribbles 
March 23, 2017 at 5:30 pm
It seems when you stop trying, or when you least expect it, something will creep in and change how you feel.
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March 23, 2017 at 5:45 pm
‘Nor will I mirror past mistakes’ How I love this bold pronunciation…last two lines are pearls of wisdom…
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March 23, 2017 at 5:59 pm
Oh I love this! Seems to me like Siemens’s who has tried and given her all and MRI win the past and is now just, over it.
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March 23, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Oops *given her all in the past*
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March 23, 2017 at 6:01 pm
For I have come to admit:
Whatever leaves, leave.
Whatever stays, stay.
Love your resolution here ❤️ this is a poem one can grow into. Beautifully executed.
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March 23, 2017 at 6:20 pm
Wise old words there!
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March 23, 2017 at 7:45 pm
I have come to admit:
Whatever leaves, leave.
Whatever stays, stay.
This is the one thing we should learn…i love it Maria.
P.S. you appeared in my reader again..yey.
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March 24, 2017 at 9:29 pm
Aw, a lesson learned for both of us Mich. 😊 And yay!! Happy weekend to you. 😘
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March 23, 2017 at 7:54 pm
Very true – but is the figure in the picture leaving or staying? (Or hoverng undecided?)
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March 24, 2017 at 9:29 pm
Perhaps a recollection of what she was before in black and white.. 😊
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March 23, 2017 at 8:00 pm
“I no longer chase men” good for you. for they should chase you. drop small flower petals for them to collect. let them show you they are worthy of you. their reward? the illusion they have won. the reality? you have been in control, all along. 🙂 one would be lucky to have you in his life.
a very good write.
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March 24, 2017 at 9:31 pm
Aw.. thank you so much. That’s very sweet and very true indeed. It’s unusual to hear it from a man.. 😊 Thanks buddy!
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March 24, 2017 at 9:46 pm
You are most welcome
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March 23, 2017 at 9:03 pm
lots of acceptance here of things you can control or can’t and that’s the first step in loving ourselves, we should be judged by any other standards then our own for love or life. Or strive to tie a broken string – my favourite line, this was master class juts by itself! sad but empowering!
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March 23, 2017 at 9:54 pm
Words of wisdom Maria… and this is what dignity demands!
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March 24, 2017 at 9:32 pm
Thanks Shivangi. And happy weekend to you. 😁
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March 24, 2017 at 9:45 pm
To you too… Maria😀
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March 24, 2017 at 12:52 am
Those last two lines Maria bring you into the moment. We deal with what we have to deal with. Great flow in the poem and picture to match.
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March 24, 2017 at 9:38 pm
It’s a lesson learned that I have come to accept, D. Glad you enjoyed this piece. 🙂
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March 24, 2017 at 1:07 am
I so relate to this poem and especially love those two closing lines.
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March 24, 2017 at 9:38 pm
Thanks Sherry. A lot of us can.. 🙂
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March 24, 2017 at 3:51 am
You have written my truth … “my heart will not set sail again” … Yep. That train has already left the station! Good write!
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March 24, 2017 at 2:17 pm
read this again and again and again and it doesn’t miss my heart even once. this is sooo beautiful. so gem-like. ❤
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March 24, 2017 at 6:14 pm
Tried out choose a portion I like but I found none…the whole poem I like a lot…
By the way thanks for following…expecting your reviews on my posts…
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