at times my past
is worn like armor
to keep harm at bay
hammered steel,
spikes protruding,
no one gets too close.
now i wish to cross the water
my past still weights me down
i shed the weight to
avert submersion
swim to future days.
7.11.17
Eliza Alys Young, aka CreativEliza, is a free spirit, world traveler, creative expert, and part of multicultural family… Eliza shares her time between the US, Dominican Republic and beyond. When she is not caring for her high-energy kids, writing her poetry or for her blog, creating art or cooking up a storm, she is designing for her own company, Design Intense.
