The Pedestal
You raised me up,
put me on a pedestal.
You said I could
do no wrong,
the perfect
person for you.
Well, I felt I could do
no right,
trying to live
up to your lofty
standards,
making me crazy
and insecure.
Let me down
from this pedestal.
Open the door
of this cage.
Let me be
who I am,
not who you
want me to be.
Accept me for me;
I am only human, after all.
Copyright by Anita Lewis Longino
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.
T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.
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| Eternal Stars | 0 | 03/14/2011 |
| You Chose To Love Me | 2 | 02/26/2011 |
| The Fishermen | 2 | 01/30/2011 |
| Lookng For Me | 3 | 01/29/2011 |
| Purple Fingers | 1 | 01/29/2011 |
| Seekers | 1 | 01/29/2011 |
| The Tiger | 1 | 01/25/2011 |
| The Painful Truth | 1 | 01/25/2011 |
| Wednesday Morning | 1 | 01/25/2011 |
| The Contessa | 0 | 01/24/2011 |
| The Desert | 0 | 01/21/2011 |
| The Aspen Trees | 1 | 01/21/2011 |
| Turner Mountain...fo r my mom |
0 | 01/18/2011 |
| The Pedestal | 1 | 01/18/2011 |
| Peace | 0 | 01/18/2011 |
| How Does It Feel? | 2 | 01/16/2011 |
| Africa | 1 | 01/16/2011 |
| The Day The Angels Cried | 2 | 01/15/2011 |
| The Park | 0 | 01/15/2011 |
| My Hero | 1 | 01/15/2011 |
| Where Sleep Waits | 1 | 01/11/2011 |
| Fairy Tales | 0 | 01/11/2011 |
| On Gossamer Wings | 1 | 01/11/2011 |
| Along The Shore | 0 | 01/10/2011 |
| I Am | 1 | 01/09/2011 |
| Green Balloons | 0 | 01/09/2011 |
| Come Here | 0 | 01/09/2011 |
| Far Away | 2 | 01/09/2011 |
| Even After All This Time | 2 | 01/09/2011 |
| Dreams | 1 | 01/09/2011 |
| To The One I Love | 1 | 01/08/2011 |
| A Star Fell | 1 | 01/08/2011 |
| Aragon | 1 | 01/08/2011 |
| The Silent Rain | 1 | 01/08/2011 |
| Reflection | 2 | 01/06/2011 |
| A Dream Of Hearts | 2 | 01/06/2011 |
| The Gentle Poet | 2 | 01/06/2011 |
| The Sea | 1 | 01/06/2011 |
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