A Bit Of Clarity- Finally Poem by Andy Caldwell

like a gemstone in the rough
I can and do polish up
though with brilliance
I've had enough
anymore I haven't got the stuff
in my best interest you often say
I once was smart and tough
enough is enough
Let me be wild let me be rough
and like a grownup child
help me soften my heart
let me learn to love
I want to keep life simple
don't speak about my potential
could never reach it anyway
all I see are my failures
as images I retain
paved in the streets of memory
all my paths are incomplete
I have forgotten who I am
and have lost myself.....
Like the natural gem I am
there is inner clarity
within me