Uplift me

a series of senryu

Awaken your strength~
Within you lie the secrets~
To decode yourself.


Pour your soul on mine~
Anoint me, teach me to love,
As only you can.

Adorn me with words~
Gold and silver fade with time~
I need only truth.

Hold your heart here~
Attentively in my hands~
I'll nurture with love.

Look into my eyes~
I won't flinch as you explore~
My heart on sleeve.

Reviews

[Amaunet]

beautiful poem. you managed to combine the need for answers, the want for love, the desire for truth, as well as showing that you have strength enough to not flinch but still gentleness enough to wear your heart on your sleeve and nurture at the same time.

[Floundering About]

I would like this to be a wry paradox, but I think then it would have to be "yourself" instead of "you": "Within you lie the secrets- / To decode yourself." (If only you could decode yourself to find the secrets to decode yourself.)

[Ruth]

Wonderfully executed emotion!
The heart on the sleeve in a fragile, emotive manner!
Wonderful!
xx

[R E Tree]

I like the conversational tone here. When I read up to the end of the second stanza I felt like you were crying for help from someone the lines "Anoint me, teach me to love, As only you can" show desperation that you need help. It's like your asking for someones advice and the forth stanza shows you have a kind heart of returning the love. I find this beautiful and touching