First, I wrote this last night. During the 10 year celebration of TWLOHA. You can watch it on live stream here. It's about 2 hours long. My poem is inspired by Sierra DeMulder & Tonya Ingram & their spoken word poems [probably why I think mine would sound better spoken, than read]. I began to write a poem, didn't like it. I started over. The following is what came next. After I wrote it, the title became obvious. Though as I got more than half way done, I realized it has a bit of a similarity to the Apostle Paul. Who wrote of having a "thorn". While never naming what the "thorn" was. I'm glad he never named it. That way, we can each put our struggle in there as the word or words that replace the word "thorn". So this is a poem about thorns. I hope you get the point. Without getting stuck by it. [couldn't help it] So, here is my "ode to a thorn"....
"this"
when your tired
of "this"
whatever your
"this"
is
that part
of you
of your story
that you want to
rewrite
or
just hit "delete"
-or maybe "undo"
yet you know
you can't
it's there
unblinking
staring at you
you look at
"this"
you think
you just say to yourself:
I am "this"
nothing but "this"
"this" is all there is
to who I am
"this"
is all I am
just wait
it's not true
you
are more
than "this"
your story
is way more
than just
"this"
"this" is a chapter
in your story
not the story
not the plot
certainly not
the theme
"this"
isn't you
or who you are
so please
don't live &
die like
"this"
is all you are
were
ever will be
we don't believe
that
why
should you?
why
why
should
YOU?
DON'T
not for one second
YOU
are way more
than "this"
"this"
WAS.....
it does not
need to be
part of the present
or the future
not YOUR future
not my future
not anyone's
future
so grab
a shovel
let's
bury
"this"
IT'S journey
ends here
tonight
the ONLY thing
"this"
is good for
now
is to share
what
"this"
was in your life
why?
you ask
so everyone knows
you
are not alone
are not alone
in "this"
you
are not the only one
dealing with
"this"
to tell
or remind
each of us
that we all
have
a "this"
by b.e. noll
p.s. I reserve the right to add to or subtract from this version of this [or I may not be finished with it yet]
p.p.s. TWLOHA, thanks for all you do. So glad & honered I got to meet Jamie, Renee, Chad, & Jessica.
Thankful for Jessica giving us a tour. When I flipped the calendar to April I heard her asking to see the calendar making sure the birthday sticker was in there.
May His grace drip from your fingers,
B
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