All I have in me.

{by Nish, The Outdoor Wife}

All I have is the unsung in me.
The unwritten, empty pages blank,
Words piled up thick behind the whites of eyes
and the skin of my teeth.
The tiny voice speaks bold and
claws out from fingernails,
Unspoken.

I have a heart of superglued glass.
I have the ink on skin
that bleeds out onto paper.

All I have is hellfire passion
burning slow and set aflame by only
one man’s touch. His.
He unearths me with gentle hands to
untamed skin and I am left
undone.

All I have left is breathing lungs,
pumping air in and out,
but I have my son, too
and he steals the breaths quick
with the small blonde wisps against his tiny ear.
I’m breathless now.

I have rusty cogs bound up in my mind.
I have the dirty earth on my hands and feet.

All I have in me, is the unspoken me.
This life. This moment.
None promised.
All given.

All I have in me is but a gift,
so what pours out must be
wrapped up in thankful.
I am thankful.

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Read Nish’s original post at The Outdoor Wife.
Find her beautiful collaborations with others at Deeper Story, a site she founded to share Tales of Christ and Culture.
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Story editor, Robin Dance :: PENSIEVE

 

Edited By | August 25th, 2011 | Category: Featured 2, Friday 1, Poetry, Robin at Pensieve | 12 comments

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12 Comments to “All I have in me.”

  1. suzannah {so much shouting, so much laughter}
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    August 25, 2011 at 9:46 am

    loved this the first go-round, too. raw and beautiful.
    suzannah {so much shouting, so much laughter} recently posted..streams make glad

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  2. Story Bleed Magazine says:
    August 25, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    All I have in me. http://t.co/6RIS9Mz

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  3. Al Jordan says:
    August 25, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    All I have in me. http://t.co/ASEReAR

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  4. Nish says:
    August 25, 2011 at 2:42 pm

    Oh look, a post of mine made it to @storybleed! http://t.co/oRmKeUc

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  5. Robin Dance says:
    August 25, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Poetic beauty from @theoutdoorwife on @Storybleed today. http://t.co/99cPFxJ #Inspiring #writing

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  6. Amy Tucker says:
    August 25, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    Poetic beauty from @theoutdoorwife on @Storybleed today. http://t.co/99cPFxJ #Inspiring #writing

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  7. Blissdom says:
    August 25, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Oh look, a post of mine made it to @storybleed! http://t.co/oRmKeUc

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  8. Ashleigh Baker says:
    August 25, 2011 at 3:20 pm

    Love this one. // RT @PensieveRobin: Poetic beauty from @theoutdoorwife on @Storybleed today. http://t.co/v9lkz6H #Inspiring #writing

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  9. Clark Minn says:
    August 25, 2011 at 8:06 pm

    I love this!!It is created with heart and with inspiration too…
    Clark Minn recently posted..Healthy & Practical Meal Plans for Weight Loss

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  10. Story Bleed Magazine says:
    August 26, 2011 at 1:25 am

    All I have is hellfire passion burning slow. Featuring @theoutdoorwife. http://ht.ly/6cu9C

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  11. Nish says:
    August 26, 2011 at 1:37 am

    Honored to be there. // RT @StoryBleed: All I have is hellfire passion burning slow. Featuring @theoutdoorwife. http://t.co/rzM2f6N

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  12. Galit Breen says:
    August 27, 2011 at 3:39 am

    All I have in me http://t.co/hTrcMWb by @theoutdoorwife on @storybleed <–Lovely, soulful

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