A Choice Poem by Sareeah Keelyn

I made a choice
to save a heart
from falling apart
If I'd used my voice,
would it have been different from the start?

But I'm beginning to see
My mistake
might not be so great
The more I ask
The more I learn
The further I look

I'm finding
that the binding
is becoming comfortable
The more I take
The more I give
The more I get

This lesson of life
is less of a strife
as I learn to become who I am!

Sometimes I recoil from words
Power of a letter
strung together
and said outloud
can hurt or heal
and sometimes steal
your breath away

Love and shame
is a little insane
together
I'm a feather
floating away
I might stay