Everywhere I look inside this oyster shell
I see possibilities
Opportunities fall like rain drops
People walk with a purpose
Of a calling untold
A head held high with a knowing smile
Everything within this oyster shell
Is yours for the taking
You simply have to focus and compete
And they tell me one day you shall reach
Goals and dreams you shall complete
All around me in this oyster shell
A cord attached to every soul
Deeply fashioned with powdered fear
Tied up with insecurity bows
For even when you reach with all your might
Everything within this oyster shell
will always be
just
out
of
sight.
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Author:
Clara Ipsum (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A reminder to myself that sometimes it's our own fears and insecurities that hold us back. The world can be our oyster - we are the only ones stopping ourselves from reaching out.
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Comments4
Once that oyster shell is opened you can escape into the freedom and wonder of the world that is waiting for you.
Andy
I know it! I'll 'get me coat' and 'get out more', as they say.
But I took too long deciding if I need a coat or not. Then it was too late to go out. Doh! heehee.
I like your direct voice and engaging metaphors, with an ending structured to encourage a few moments of contemplation,
some wise words of insightful observations you have shared with us:
'Deeply fashioned with powdered fear
Tied up with insecurity bows
For even when you reach with all your might
Everything within this oyster shell
will always be
just
out
of
sight.'
Very interesting read, an enjoyable and unsettling metaphor
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