Sunday, 22 January 2012

Breaking Borders

F E A R S 
bordering us 
from 
having
FAITH

T I M E
bordering us 
from
staying 
in TOUCH

H U R T 
bordering us 
from 
being 
HAPPY

M E M O R I E S
bordering us 
from 
enjoying
the MOMENT

P R E J U D I C E S
bordering us 
from 
understanding
PEOPLE

D O U B T S 
bordering us 
from 
pursuing 
our DREAMS

B O U L D E R S
bordering us
from
being what we are
 MEANT TO BE.


Prompted by Poetics prompt by Claudia at DVersePoets - B ¦ O ¦ R ¦ D ¦ E ¦ R ¦ S

17 comments:

  1. so true...and it's good to identify the borders and find ways to get them out of the way...nice...also liked that you wrote the border names in CAPs..underlines it..

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  2. FOOD
    bordering ummi from
    keeping his tummy
    FLAT!

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  3. WOW! how profound! This is so very true and very well written! ...a huge like from me!!

    ~L @ www.untitledmoments.com

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  4. how did i miss this before...what if we had a world without those borders...what would we accomplish....

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    1. I had put up the link late that day.. If the world had no borders, maybe we wouldn't be living with our inhibitions.

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  5. We need the borders...then we need to cross them...Nice write!

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  6. talented piece, smiles.


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    1. Thank you Jingle!
      I will join in if I can come up with a poem for the theme.

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  7. Wonderful Umesh, we create all that keeps us stuck don't we? Captured "borders" so wonderfully in this. All my best my friend! ~ Rose

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  8. Oh my goodness, I love this poem! XLNT!

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