I pray for emancipation

Holly Flame Maxey 1976 (baltimore)



Oh my, my, my, my beloved

You know what I want, you know what I need

Do I need to ask you for it? Beg you for it?

I do not want to seem distressed

But I am, I am so very anguished  

To the very abyss of my soul

 

What I need runs deep and is strong, mighty and resilient

I can only receive this from you my beloved

You are in my heart, mind, and soul

Please free me so my mind can be once again at ease

The suppression of my emotions is endangering my life force

 

I desire for you to penetrate my soul

For you to emancipate my heart

To understand why it is taking so long  

To declare my most intimate emotions  

In your companionship

 

The only solace that I have are these words

I am writing and  

The small pray I send to God every day and night  

To untie my Tongue  

And to be able to express my unbridled emotions

 

To you and only you, my Beloved

About this poem

Every day & night, I pray to God to free me from myself. I pray that my communication skills improve before I die from being apart from my love

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Written on August 10, 2021

Submitted on August 11, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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