RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Interiorly feeling saddened by the way others are treated,
harassing and bullying, not understanding the big deal of
how attitudes and values have changed in nursing.
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Stranded in the deficiency of others trying to control what
they have no rights over, ignoring people's feelings, running
roughshod over them, causing a reluctance to come back again.
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Asking for no favors at all, just wanting to be treated
humanely and not like trash as what's happened to many
people in this world.
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Life is not a bowl of cherries as most of us have found through-
out the years, finding it's mostly the pits and difficulties of
dealing with other people and their ideas.
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Touching hearts with wonder and cheer, finding they are in
need of love and caring the same as the rest of us.

Just because they're homeless, destitute and poor, doesn't
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Waltzing through this mind and intellect, relaxing completely
as life evolves, not touching an inner atmosphere at this
moment.
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Watching details of life as they surround intellect with purpose
and meaning, achieving benefits of glacial definition in moments
of intense contemplation.
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An interior awareness of life spiritually taking self into
another dimension far from this life, beyond earthly shores
where many feelings and emotions fall by the wayside.
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Gallivanting through imaginary forests with a peaceful existence
emanating from within depths of an interior life that captivates
and holds onto intellect throughout life.
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Walking down avenues of silence, hearing sounds, colors and
feelings, emotions of others blending with my own, a beauti-
ful state of mind.
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