Security?
In today's world we all want to be secure
yet what is this thing called security?
Is it
security that keeps me free from terrorists
Is it security that keeps me safe from financial debt?
Is it security
that keeps my loving heart from being broken
by a cheating heart?
Or is it a mind game that has physical pain-
this thing called
Security? !
I need it!
I want it!
I deserve it!
I want to be secure in love, finance, romance
when I do my penance
I want security-emotional, family, friendship
loving, kind peace of mind security!
And no I do not want it all!
I just want what has been promised.
So I simply play my part
as I play a big part in my own
Security!
Brings many issues into question, someday lessons for all with learnt, or as a world we'll fail
Very good take on what Security means when you are 'Woman'. I often ponder this question myself and your final lines are the best we can do. taking responsibility for our own security, may seem futile in a man's world, but it is a step in the right direct that all women should make. Peace of mind is what it is all about, not to feel threatened just because you are a woman, rather than a man who generally have the strength to overpower most women. I see it all the time in ths tiny cornish part of my world that I inhabit. Little respect for women or their traditional roles, I try to teach my three boys that we women have the same god given rights to be heard and respected, as men. I hope they take that lesson into their futures and makes some lucky women, very happy in every deed as they proceed. Great poem, nice to meet your work Smiling at you Tai
Elaine, as all your poems, this is an amazing one combining food both for heart and mind. Here I agree with the comment of Ata Khan on that point. A caring and devoted heart provides a feeling of security for another one who seeks for it. In a modern world of constant instability in all senses of this word this is something that any person needs..10+++ and big thanks for sharing. Best wishes. A.
what a realistic expression of a woman, s security and her wishes for that. saqib
Just the other day i was contemplating the question of what it is that all women want. Although each woman is different; what is the universal quality that they are all looking for? I arrived at the conclusion that they all want security; whether it be financial, emotional or physical security. This poem has confirmed my belief. Thanks for a nice poem and for answering my question.
a novel write..its all about emotional equity...stability from alll other sources is transitory...
Apart from the external security threats and concerns spreaded throughout the world, I think its a sense of feeling, love and carefulness inside the heart and the mind of a woman that makes herself secure. Good write, Elaine. Best Wishes Naseer
Reading this, I was thinking that a man might use a different word other than security to describe what he wants out of life. I believe that a man wants contentment. That is what he craves in life. Just contentment. A nicely written call for security from a female perspective. Three cheers from me. Hooray, hooray, hooray. GW62
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
It's all reality CONFIDENCE [ nothing, can go a long way with, CONFIDENCE ]