The Awakening

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    The Awakening

    The Awakening

     

     

    The constant questions

    coming at me

    continuously make me

    rethink everything

    I thought I knew

    for you make me

    see a whole new

    fresh vista

    of the vast world

    working your miracles

    stirring me

    from my deep sleep

    of selfishness

    opening my eyes

    can’t be myopic

    like most males are

    for you make me

    see beyond

    my own horizon

    rousing me to

    the huge world

    of being a father

    for I do worry

    now that I am

    consciously aware

    for the first time

    what needs to be done

    for you make me

    rise above myself

    through the sheer

    power of your spirit.

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    knight4696 commented on The Awakening

    02-02-2010

    Charles ... Very nice tribute to your child. I have a daughter and feel the same way as you do ...This poem reflects a lot of my own views. Very nice write! :) Ken
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    Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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