I will show you
fragments of me
myself
us
hesitantly
if you are kind
and have patience
to listen
and trust
~~~
I will open cupboard doors
that have been closed
for many years
and bring out
pieces of me
people
and truths
hidden
over my lifetime
~~~
Clumps
have been grabbed
thrown
to the ground
but I gathered them up
and tucked them away
in my mind
in my heart
carefully hidden
~~~
These pieces are me
if you see them
as superfluous,
say they are unimportant
are of no value
and without meaning
I will gradually
silently
hide them
once more
~~~
I will fold them
securely
in tissue paper
as if they were jewels
and place them
back into the cupboard
never to be seen again.
Ellie Thompson 
Treasure.
Thank you very much for seeing my poem in this way, Stacey. Coming from such a good and clever writer as you, I am very grateful and appreciative of your kind comment. Xx 💜
That’s an excellent poem on how hard it is to trust enough to who our true selves!
Thank you for your kind comment, Ann. What you say about trust is very true. This poem is part of the ‘inside’ me that I don’t often share in a poetic form. X
Very sensitive, Ellie! Some things just remain hidden in the cupboards of our hearts, of which others have no inkling or just don’t bother to find out, yet they keep on reminding of its existence!
Thank you for your kind comment, Mousumi. It means a lot to me. You have understood exactly where I am coming from, and for that, I’m grateful and honoured. Thanks again, Ellie X
Nice.
Thanks, Jeff. Glad you liked it.
Beautiful, my friend.
Thank you so much, Granny. I’m pleased you liked it even if it is a bit ‘fragile’. I will write to you shortly. Much love to you, my dear friend. Xxx 💖
Love the poem!!
I like that you shared a poem for a change. 😀
I hope you are doing well. 🙂
Thanks so much, Devang. I haven’t written any poetry for quite a while now, yet this one almost wrote itself, if you know what I mean. I’m glad you liked it. That means a lot to me 🌞
I absolutely love it.
Keep sharing
Keep smiling 😃
And keep shining 🌟
Thanks so much, Devang.
😯, love this, should be published, thanks for sharing. Have a great day/night and be safe.
Thank you so much, Tangie. That is very kind of you to say so. How are you? I haven’t had a chance to catch up with your post yesterday. I know it wasn’t good news from the hospital, so I will write more asking how you are coping as soon as I can, perhaps, tomorrow. I’m okay, relatively, still very stressed and tired especially today having got no sleep at all last night. I just couldn’t switch my head off. An early night this evening is in order, I think. Have a lovely weekend, my friend. Xx 🤗
Poetry becomes you. How precious. Love it. Give me more from your coffers. Lovely indeed. Blessings.
Thank you for your kind words, Selma. That means a lot to me coming from someone like you who is an excellent poet and author. I’m glad you liked it. Xxx
Totally totally cool. Do it again please. 💗 👏
This was beautiful.
It’s so much easier to open up for some than others. I’m like you – it takes me forever and once I get a negative vibe, off the china goes back in the cupboard…
Thank you so much for your kind comment, Sam, and also, for understanding the emotion beneath the words. I love your analogy of putting the china back in the cupboard. That sounds like a whole new poem in itself. Have a lovely day x
Now look who is late to the party. Pick Me. Please pick me!
If anyone dares to say to you they “see them as superfluous, [or] say they are unimportant, are of no value, and without meaning” please do not “gradually, silently hide them once more.” To do so is to let others define you, others who have no concept of who you really are inside your skin!
No! These p8eces of you are too valuable to lock them back away. Create billboards with them! (Do you have billboards in England. I pity you if you do, but…) Put them out there for everyone to see. They “are you” after all.
No, define yourself!
(THIS is probably auperfluous by now, but that’s okay too.) 🙂
Hi rawgod. Your first line made me smile. I liked that.
Thank you so much for your extremely kind and thoughtful words. They mean a lot to me. Not many people do know the inner me under the skin, but then do any of us really know the next person? I mean, really know them, not just being acquainted. I’ve written a poem called, ‘Enigma’ this week. It’s also rather dark, so I thought twice about publishing it. Perhaps, I’m due a cheerful post next. Mmm – we’ll see. I will share at one some point, though.
I get what you’re saying about creating billboards with my ‘fragments’. Yes, we do have them over here. They’re everywhere, unfortunately. ‘Screaming out’ this and that from every available flat surface. We usually find them alongside roads and junctions, where they can distract all the motorists! Whose great idea was that!? And, no, your comments are never superfluous, rawgod. I value them – you seem to understand me well. Thank you for that. Take care, Ellie 🌞
I try.
beautiful composed, insightful and applicable to all sensitive spirits
Thank you for your kind comment. I’m glad it appealed to you. It’s much appreciated.
Vulnerability takes such courage. No risk, no reward and certainly no truth to the communication – beautifully written Ellie
Thank you so much for such a kind comment, Kate. I really appreciate your words. Writing from my heart is the only way I know how to write. If it’s not in my soul, I can’t write it. I’ve never been able to write fiction for that very reason. Thanks again x
I can’t write fiction either and these days I rarely read it preferring true stories instead – from the heart is the only memorable kind of writing X
Beautiful. Thank you for letting us see a glimpse into your soul. So nice to see that you are still writing. I have been consumed with life and have not written anything for eons. I miss it. Hope you are well my friend. Meghan
Oh, Meghan! How lovely to hear from you and to know that you’re still about. I’ve thought of you often during the time you’ve not been on here. I can still see, on some of my much older posts, ‘likes’ or comments from you. I’ve missed you.
How are you doing? Do you think you will start writing again sometime? I do hope so. I do also appreciate that life gets in the way quite often. I can’t tell you how happy I am to see your name pop up.
I’m okay, thanks despite having a bit of a tough time at the moment; so much has happened since we were last in touch. Any idea how long ago that was? It must be many years as I had a break from my blog for three years, nearly closed it down altogether, and then began writing again about a year ago. Please, let me know how you are doing.
I’d love to keep in touch with you. If, at anytime, you want to contact me, you can leave me a message on my ‘contact me’ page and it comes straight through to my private email box so I could reply. No pressure at all, though. Do take care of yourself, my friend … Ellie xxx 🦢💖🤍
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