Cages by Kim Ulloa

 

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Cages, by Kim Ulloa

A silver cage to hold my sorrow, a tarnished one holds my heart,
a small one holds the trust I have, with hinges falling apart;

The rusted ones hold my sadness, another holds my pain,
there’s one without a handle-this one drives me insane;

A shiny one holds my hope, an empty one is locked without a key,
The one hanging in the corner holds the love that no one will ever see.

All the Answers

For the prompt at Word Crafters, word list and image.

The word list is:

Cahoots, Sojourn, Thunder, Elixir, Float, Harsh, Gentle, Profound,

Sometimes when we are searching for something more, big answers that fill in the many questions, we find we have empty hands, but when we rest in the moment, not waiting for the coming thunder, that is when we find it, like pigeons all around us landing gently, the miracles come to us. Perhaps simplicity and the profound are in cahoots?  Truth can be a harsh teacher when answers seem to be too far to reach.  We journey long and hard for reasons, but we are on a sojourn of lessons as we go.  The questions are a mere elixir to a disease that needs a vaccine to be the answer.  Yet sometimes answers are not enough. We need action. We need mindfulness. We need a grateful heart for what we hold right now.

© Carrie Van Horn 2020