I stumbled upon a photo...

I found a picture from 1989, I thought of who I was back then and who I am today.

 

I stumbled upon a photo,

from my innocent days.

The brilliant sparkle in my eyes,

The soul that bent both ways.

 

How much I’ve changed over the years,

Is not that much at all.

Soul still bending, eyes still sparkle,

Just scars from when I’d fall.

 

Innocence, has changed to wisdom,

Flightiness, into thought,

Obsession, into mere passion,

Learned love, cannot be bought.

 

Grown from a girl to a mother,

Been straight to hell and back.

Found myself in the depths of it,

And got myself on track.

 

We are; a soul in a body,

Bonded by our spirit.

My mind has truly developed,

my heart has grown with it.

 

All in all, I am quite the same,

Just found my destiny.

Older and wiser for what I’ve done

but, satisfied with me.

 

~Melody

 

Reviews

[cynthiabuhainbaello]

You look so pretty and fresh as a daisy, the eyes are still there and the beauty of heart too, as the poem flows with the transition of your person, we get a glimpse of ourselves too, imperfect, but happy for who we are. Delightful, honest, inspiring!

[Jazique]

Awe that is so sweet and a wonderful reminese of the past and all that has past to make you what you are today. It's why we keep things, it can easily trigger the memores we would never had thought to make something as wonderful as this. Thanks for finding the pic and writing this glorious poem. Well done.

[Linda Fernandes]

I recently found an old photo of me from when I was in 8th grade, that my grandfather had carried in his wallet until the day he died. My uncle found this only picture in my grandfathers wallet on the day of his funeral and gave it back to me. Till today, it reminds me of him as well as the days I spent as a young teen. Since our teen years, we have grown so much and learned so much and have been through so much. and wouldn't change a thing... because it has brought us so far, into where we are today.

Love your poem, and thank you because it brought up such great memories for me.

[Yheela]

We live and learn.
Wonderfully written about this thing called life!

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Lovely poem, really portrays that your a beautiful person. And that change is inevitable but loving ourselves no matter what is the key :O). Great flow and story xx

[Poppie Mira]

great write.

[Geraldine]

Awww, this is indeed so beautifully written. It is really good to reminisce or remember what you are before and how have you become now in the present.. A very good piece.

[Ufi Auttorri ~ Amy C. T..]

I like it a lot. A very "real" and putting-yourself-out-there style. I'd suggest a few symmetric tweaks based upon the following analysis:

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[Joanna Maharis]

A beautiful, very spiritual piece of writing.

[Junert]

Awww you seem different but your words are true.

[J. F. Charleston]

As we do grow older we do tend to learn and become a better person with scars from the years. Pretty good one.