When Motown Meets The Blues Poem by Shirley Harrison

With your eyes
you see the shadows
of the dark, deep within my soul

you see me
even when I don't feel whole
you see my every flaw

when I cannot see myself
you see me
even when I've closed the door

when all the light
is shaded by the dark

and when, even in my best mood
the clouds remain

soaking me in misery
to the point I am drowning

suffocating lungs filled with soot

I will try my best to stand tall

a woman isn't always easy to see
but you see me

with your eyes
you see the sparkles
of light deep within my soul

you see me at my best
you see me, when I reach my goals

a woman isn't always easy to see
but you see me
you really do

and
that's when...
Motown meets the Blues.