I will allow myself <br />To wallow in that muck <br />Called self pity <br /> <br /> I will allow myself <br />To sink below the surface <br /> <br />I will allow myself <br />To be swallowed up by anger <br />And yell and scream, <br />And punch (inanimate objects of course) <br />And run for miles <br />Until I drop <br /> <br />I will allow myself <br />The bitter taste of anger <br /> <br />I will allow myself the grief <br />That surely comes <br /> <br />I will allow myself the tears <br />That burn my cheeks <br /> <br /> I will allow myself <br />To shrink into a crumb <br />And get swallowed by that vortex of despair. <br /> <br />I will allow myself these things <br />Because I care... <br /> <br />But I will only allow <br />Them for five days, and no longer <br />Because even I have limits <br /> <br />And when I rise from those flames <br />That once had singed me <br />I shall soar again <br />As high as once before <br />For this spirit that's within <br />Cannot be broken <br />So you'd better take your best shot... <br />If you dare! ! <br /> <br />Dee Daffodil (HW) 12 February,2007<br /><br />Dee Daffodil<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-will-allow/
