Find The Key
by
Mary -BrytEyz- Ball
(Age: 38)
copyright 05-29-2002
Age Rating: 1 to 127
Find the key, I must find the key
For there's a lock that needs unlocking
Step on the gas and get off the brakes
there's a stop that needs unstopping...
I thought I knew the answer
but the questions kept on changing
I had the puzzle almost done
but someone went rearranging
I tried to make all the pieces fit
but there's one that just wouldn't go
The picture was nearly complete
but in the end it wouldn't show
Frustration's when you're almost there
but can't seem to make the final leg
It's when you've tried to make things fit
only to find a misshapen peg
There's a door that needs unlocking
a gate I can't seem to get through
A light that's always shining red
a path that leads me away from you
Find the key, I must find the key
for there's a lock that needs unlocking
Step on the gas and get off the brakes
there's a stop that needs unstopping...
I drew with chalk on the sidewalk
then watched the rain blur it away
I tried to keep the memories
but it seems they didn't want to stay
I tried to be content with the fence
that I thought surrounded your life
I tried to understand the truth
but heartache's a double edged knife
When the hazy images dried
I found I was with and not without
'Twas then I realized I was wrong
the fence wasn't keeping me out
Cold and afraid, unable to move
I decided 'twas time to begin
I had to find the riddle's answer
lest it locked me always caged in
Find the key, I must find the key
for there's a lock that needs unlocking
Step on the gas and get off the brakes
there's a stop that needs unstopping...
I found the key in my pocket
I guess I had it all the time
Future and fate's a funny thing
And no, it's humor isn't kind
I only had to want to leave
to find the door open and unlocked
I only willed the light to green
to let my life become unstopped
I'm not sure where I'm going
or how I'll ever find my way
All I know is I've got to go
for I just can't stop and stay
These breaks aren't good for anyone
they'll only keep you in one place
And who's the one that will help you
while the whole world laughs in your face
Find the key, I must find the key
for there's a lock that needs unlocking
Step on the gas and get off the brakes
there's a stop that needs unstopping...
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There was a time when my fears kept me caged in and I thought for awhile that I was caged out from the rest of the world. Weird - how things look from the inside looking out. Once I found the key to my own happiness (my own choice, my own free will to be happy - happiness is where you find/make it)... we two (happiness and I) can never be separated.
I have a dear friend (let's call her Brandikins) and she's stronger than she realizes. She says I'm her mentor, but what will she say when she finds out I learn from her each and every day? I feel she's inside her cage and is still looking for her key. The key's a funny thing. Someone can't show it to you, even though it's there... like the Emperor's New Clothes, they'll only see invisible air. So, what can I do as her friend? I'm there for her, I listen, and most of all ... I pray she finds her key - and soon. Then she will let herself out...and we can be free together. :-)
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Wow... you've been a busy little beaver, haven't you? LOL... now I MUST go and read your work... I promise later this weekend to catch up on your writing. Since we obviously identify so easily with each other, I'm really looking forward to reading your work. Thank you again for reading so much of my work today, and all your meaningful comments. Hugs!
As I was reading I wanted to cry, something unplanned hit me. I felt like you were talking straight to me. I just found My Key two years ago and I'm the happiest I've ever been. Finding your true self is the greatest feeling and being free to pursue your dreams and ambitions is a gift in inself too. I loved in Mary. Every one else has already commented on your form and style so I'll leave that to them.
I am constantly amazed at how wonderful your writing is. I loved this poem because I found some hidden meanings. I also love your rhyme schemes and the way your poetry has that melodic flow to it. Great job!
We build walls that seperate us from what we want. We imagine that doors won't open because we really fear what may be on the other side. Though we seem to want happiness, sometimes it is "us" that keeps ourselves closed in. You are right about not being able to help find the key, that is something that must be done alone. Looking in from the outside is much easier, but relaying that information is difficult for the person that needs to hear it doesn't always believe the solution could be that easy! Thanks, Anthony
Thanks Robert. Funny how something so simple can slip me by while I'm writing and focusing on the bigger picture. *grin* You're the best. And yes, emotions are so confusing. They can be a prison or the key that sets you free. And funny thing is, it's all inside you all the time. Like Dorothy in Oz, it was in her all the time. I hope your situation works out for you. Take care, and know my prayers are with you. Hugs, BrytEyz.
Lary, Kay Lee, & Jo- Thanks.. you folks always know how to make me smile! Have a good one, one and all.
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