Looking for something

Care
Author: Care
Word Count: 276
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Looking for something

I’ve been looking for something
But I haven’t known what it is
Which has made it hard to find
Now… I think… I have
I think… I have…
I’m pretty sure…
Though it’s still slowly sinking in
You see…
This thing…I sought…
It is invisible
Can’t see it…can’t touch it…
No taste…sound…or smell
It’s nothing…but Everything

I’d searched for years
Before I even knew I was looking
I scaled mountains high
Swam oceans deep
And in the end I found it on the sixth step
I turned right…around the corner
And felt it there
I Felt it
Feel it
It followed me home
Crept inside as I left the door open
It filled that empty space
The empty that took up all the room

And that’s how I know it’s here
It’s filled the hole
The empty hole that I had
The hole that would scream everyday
Taunt and tease…
Knock and scrape on the walls
Until this new thing
Came in
And lifted the emptiness out

I’m a little afraid it might leave
But I’ve a feeling that it won’t
Because I went and found it
It didn’t just appear
If I hadn’t of wanted
If I didn’t go looking
I wouldn’t have found
And invited
This thing into my life
And it’d still be out there
And I’d still be left
With that old empty hole
That does nothing but moan

But I did
What I did
And I am
Where I am
And instinct tells me
To keep it
I must remember it’s there
Never forget it
Or it’ll be gone
And the emptiness
I’m not missing
Will creep back into its hole

  • AmandaGWright

    AmandaGWright

    Words escape me now….Stunning work, you have captured the essence of this journey, the reason, the truth. I hope that you are very proud of these words you have written, this truth that has come through you. Thank you for sharing this gift.

  • Care replied

    oh thankyou ….Amamda : )...I’m just doing a thinking writing thing…but I am a little bit proud of these words…because that’s where I am in my life…I have finally filled the hole…and it happened…not because it just happened…it was a concious effort…and now I am here…and plan to stay
    ...thanks for reading : )

  • Damien Venditti

    Damien Venditti

    nice one Care … keep moving forward ….. enjoy as much as you can :)

  • Care replied

    Hey Damien : )...I have made it to that place….that I wanted to be…and yes I am enjoying it…but not taking it for granted ; )

  • Mark Peterson

    Mark Peterson

    Powerful words, very very nicely written…

  • Care replied

    why thankyou Mark…not written… as much as thought… and that is where the power lies….a thought that turned to reality…not by magic but by action ; )

  • Mike Paget

    Mike Paget

    A beautiful piece of writing Care

  • Care replied

    thanks Mike…..I just spurted it out….from how I am feeling : )

  • margpie

    margpie

    beautiful, what a great start to my day to read something so optimistic, fantastic poem :)

  • Care replied

    I’m glad it started your day on the right foot…margpie….I think I will hold my own words close as I start everyday….and make life a happy place to be : )

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    Love ths darling girl ..

    I hope you filled that emptiness with yourself first xx

  • Care replied

    Hey there darlin Nic : )
    that empty hole has been filled….I feel an inner peace…and I did it because life is worth…being happy…while you’re in it… : ) xx

  • DiannaLee

    DiannaLee

    becoming whole once more…oh I love this piece too..its so open and honest…balanced…sometimes it takes time for the new to take fold..and we sit in stillness waiting to fill the spaces up… you made such a massive turning point in your life…takes time for the new to come in too….your’ve rescued your will and your dreams! XX

  • Care replied

    Hey there D…haven’t seen you in a while…hope all is well…?
    I am in a very good place within myself…and making life a good place to be…going to remember to smile…remember to have control over direction….and feeling…and be….happy : ) xx

  • bearpaw

    bearpaw

    just brilliant full of hope and joy and realising that what fills the whole isn’t necessarily the same thing for everyone and that it needs to be cherished… again Care- just brilliant.

  • Care replied

    thanks bearpaw : )....that’s right…it isn’t the same for everyone…but whatever fills the hole and makes a whole….does need to be cherished… : )

  • Ushna Sardar

    Ushna Sardar

    beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Care replied

    oh thankyou sweet one : )

  • Philosophy Lee

    Philosophy Lee

    Congratulations on your quantum leap :)

  • Care replied

    thankyou so much…tis nice to be at this place in life : )

  • LostGod

    LostGod

    like this :)

  • LostGod

    LostGod

    this is so much better.

    structure for me, i can take one bite at a time.

  • Care replied

    well….depends on my mood….how it’s going to come out….sometimes it’s like this….sometimes it’s like the other ; )

  • Care

    Care

    thankyou : )

  • poeticgenius

    poeticgenius

    I’ll say this while it’s upon you enjoy every minute of it some let oppurtunities pass them by and miss out on a lot you have to grab the bull by the horns sometimes, take that heat in the kitchen, expeirence is the best teacher there is I’ve learned more through that than in any classroom

  • Care replied

    I’m soaking up every precious second of life….and experience has taught me to not let go of where I am now but flow with it : )

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