Do you know me?
Did you look around the grocery store and see me comparing prices and values and after much deliberation I put the store brand into my cart because it was nine cents cheaper?
Do you know me?
Did you see me sitting in the corner of the coffee shop surrounded by friends, laughing, drinking a much too hot latte on a cold October day as if I belonged there and not in the confines of my own lost mind worrying about how to pay the soon to come gas bill?
Do you know me?
Do you watch me jogging around the block in my designer shoes and my name brand running clothes because I fit into them perfectly and you’ll never know they came from the thrift store you never go in?
Do you know me?
Did you hear me cursing under my breath at the gas station when I realized I couldn’t fill up the tank because somewhere in the world men in suits are arguing over the price of my life?
Do you know me?
I’m the one screaming in the corner of my mind that’s reserved only for me and the voices that keep me sane. I’m the one smiling so big because if you knew how close I’ve come, how much it hurt, how long and steep this road has been… you would run away because you aren’t that strong.
I’m the one writing it all down.
Do you believe in me?
Did you know I believe in me more than you will, ever. I believe I can and I am. I believe the fire was burning so hot and all I wanted was to jump in with both feet… no hesitation. I believe I can move forward without looking back but I believe I need to know.
Do you believe in me?
Did you know I feel a rush of emotions, like I set myself on fire, each time I think about the time I spent thinking about all the things that are scattered across my mind?
Do you know you should believe in me?
Because I am taking a tiny light and I am setting myself on fire with it and you need to stick around when the flame starts to dwindle because I believe you can help me burn.
I believe in you.
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Many thanks to the poets at dverse for all their support!
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very awesome. I highly dig this.
I’m completely smiling at your highly digging. Thanks!
Wow . . . . powerful.
Thank you Kathryn!
Yeah…I believe in you. I may even know someone like you.
This blew me away.
http://timkeen40.wordpress.com
Thank you!
This was a jumbling of many different scenes that came to my mind all at once — a combination of poem and fiction.
yes, yes, yes, I am smiling because often times I play this game where I imagine what strangers might be going through though they appear a certain way to the world. I keep wondering is this the mask?
🙂
Hope you like mine: http://lynnaima.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/claim-me/
Yes! Me too.
Thank you for coming here.
I really liked this. It makes for a interesting read and kept my attention. nice job
Thank you!
Very deep content! Well said. Here’s my offering: http://terri0729.wordpress.com/2011/08/29/soul-kiss/
Enjoy the picnic and God bless…
Thank you for reading!
I’m with Jesse, diggin’ the awesome. 😉 Very well done. Love it!! ❤
Thank you Mayor! xoxo
You certainly know how to tell a story that has one nodding, understanding, and…knowing.
Brava!
Wow! High praise coming from you Marisa — thank you.
Beautiful and powerful.
Thank you so much!
Well written. I enjoyed this. I am fascinated by the contents of other people’s shopping trolleys. I think most of us have had anxiety over bills in our lives. I should imagine them paid.. the new agers would tell us a positive thought form produces results. If we really believe it…..that is…
I love love love seeing you in my comment thread — thank you for visiting and for encouraging!
sincere words…
powerfully delivered.
Thank you jiyanwoo!
I always love seeing you here!
A great read. The whole piece flowed so well. Well done.
Thank you! I am very grateful for the response.
unusual poetry but does it for me! thank you for sharing becky. my entry: http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/fluttering-in-an-envelope/
I think poetry is unusual. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by.
I believe in you.
Awww — thank you Sue. *blushing*
i think if we could all do this for each other, the world would be a better place. and you go right on ahead and light that fire, burn brightly, sing.
Even your comments are poetic. 🙂
Thank you Kelly. Big Smile.
This blew me away Becky and I hope you know how very much I believe in you. Really beautiful. Baby, you can light my fire!
xoxoxo
I’m going to end my night with, “baby, you can light my fire!”
Thank you!!!
Happy potluck. I am so excited to read all the new blogs. I love your entry. Mine is http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/08/29/the-one-and-only-kiss/ I am new here and want to follow along each week. I like this place so much
Thank you for coming!
i believe ❤ i believe ❤ i believe ❤
Tinker Bell? 🙂 xoxo
Wow, this is beautiful – and powerful. Great write. It seems we’re often quick to judge and have no faith in our fellow people. You’ve made me a believer.
I am so humbled by your comment. Thank you so much!
My goodness. I DO believe in you. And your writing especially.
Proving again that we never know how a person fills their shoes, and if they’re thrift store or not.
Beautiful writing, and a pleasure to behold your world.
Thank you so much for the positive words!
Truly is interesting to just watch and pretend to know. But one shouldn’t judge too soon, yes I beileve at least a bit..haha..great piece.
I love to watch people and imagine their stories… kind of where this came from.
Thank you!
Hello? Look at all these amazing people who believe in the amazing you! Add me to the list…I pride myself on my cheerleading ability…cause god knows I’ve had to be my own! I’ve had it all, I’ve lost it all, and probably will again, 1000 times over. Your write has me reeling thru memories and future dreams…thank you!
I love getting lost in future dreams. Thank you so much for this!
I believe you, i know you and i can feel you (not literally of course…wrong! lol)
I felt the emotion build and evolve within your well constructed poem- angry – yes but with control – until the suicidal arson attack – lol
crackling good read packed with emotion and heat you cooked on gas (not literally i hop[e….
Ha! Okay, that’s winning a prize for best comment!
Thank you!
whew…set yourself on fire…love the conviction in this…lots of strong emotion as well…i kept reading faster and faster….
Thank you!
I greatly appreciate the response.
Yes, I know you as I know myself…awesome work!
Thanks so much!
I know you, I am with you, I am one of you! Tremendous write, Becky! Absolutely wonderful!
Here’s my slam 9 entry: http://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/dearest-john-2/
Completely humbled by your response!
Thank you!
Very interesting form you used for this poem but it’s wonderful. It reads so smoothly. Greatly enjoyed.
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment. I greatly appreciate it!
Belief and believing all truly important.
Great work modelling those thoughts!
Thank you for the kind words!
Wow! This really grabbed me.
🙂 Thank you!
Thank you… I think. 😉
Wow! Powerful and evocative… there’s quite a bit of life packed in those few words…. Well done! 🙂
Thank you for reading and commenting!