Looking Elsewhere Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Rhythms and music making me smile, running throughout the
desert of my soul, finding respite in faith of religion,
spirituality giving serenity.

Beliefs of convictions are held and treasured deeply in my
soul, wrapping intellect within an innate contemplation,
being teased incessantly with rhythms and notes.

Pleasing and instrumental, soaring into sounds, exploding
feelings and emotions filled with colors, tantalizing
memories incessantly.

Truth and innocence taking place alongside one another,
keeping me company on long and lonely journeys, left to my-
self, abandoned by those I loved, now looking elsewhere for
what I need to keep going in this life.