Lost Identity Poem by Willa T. Olivier

Lost Identity

Rating: 3.8


In this spiritual blindness
I hope and seek in vain
for words of lovingkindness
to ease the dreary pain.

The pain of utter loneliness,
which most of us are spared
that comes when life's experiences
and thoughts cannot be shared.

I long in my self-sympathy
to reach some other soul,
with satisfying empathy
to make my being whole.

In truth I long not all for thee
for ofttimes comes the cry,
'Where is the one who should be me?
My soul, my self, my 'I'?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Abhimanyu Kumar.s 15 November 2017

A very cool identity question and the answers is present in your own identity.

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kenneth william snow 19 March 2005

There's always prayer Willa. A simple plea for peace. Kenneth

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Philippa Lane 18 March 2005

This is a heart-renching poem. Congratulations on writing so beautifully about a mental state that many others share, but could not find a voice to express their pain.

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Ivy Christou 18 March 2005

I like this poem Willa. Especially the last paragraph is very heartfelt. Well done and keep posting.. HBH

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Christine Magee 18 March 2005

Most beautiful and soul searching.. and excellent rhyme and flow. Chrissie

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