RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Early morning rising, ready to be discharged from
the hospital, yet it may not happen for a while.

Knowing that my Granddaughter is expecting me,
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Existing sololy for the purpose of writing, letting everything
else fall by the wayside.

No longer having use of any of it in these, my last few days
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Rushing to meet a new beginning, awakening from a deep sleep
through the night.

Keeping mind wide open, never taking my sight off of the
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If God loves you just as you are, who am I not to do
the same?

Loving and accepting, not wanting to change anything
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Searching, letting go, becoming amid the turmoil of daily
life.

Waiting, watching, wondering where to go next, silently
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All of life revolves around children, taking care of and
protecting them.

Why then do our courts keep giving abusive mothers children
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Bright sunlight shining into my mind, illuminating it for a
moment in time.

Clearing up doubts and worries, placing them in a jar upon
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Life slides down a rainbow and into the ocean, falling onto
it's floor beneath tides of life.

Taking together, beauty of this forest, an almost perfect
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Anger building up inside, putting pressure on my mind, going
ahead, ignoring it's pain, looking out at life, it's glory
hidden, seeking inside, answers to it's plight.
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Why must I always be alone, why can't I have anyone here on
earth, I'm only human?

Loneliness, emptiness, I feel each day is excruciating, why
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