by Matthew Emmett Townsend
Member since:
August 4, 2006

I am

December 11, 2008 12:58 AM EST
views: 136 | rating: 9.2/10 (12 votes) | comments: 18

I am


and I can


write...


I have permission

to launch

out on that mission

to strive

to show I am alive...


I am


and I can


breath...


I give permission

to myself

to live a life

of joy

being glad I am alive...


I am


I do deserve


peace...

 

 

 

 

 

 

M. Emmett Townsend, © Copyright Dec 10, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments: 18

Sandra (secretary of Lalaland) C. Dec 11, 2008, 1:09am EST
I Love it! This was great.
Matthew Emmett Townsend Dec 11, 2008, 1:17am EST
Thank you Sandra. What is more wonderful, is to feel, that it is indeed my right to be happy, to have joy and to hope for the future... this is a reawakening of hope in me...
Linda T. Dec 11, 2008, 1:20am EST
Wonderful work
April H. Dec 11, 2008, 3:42am EST
MAtthew, I am glad you are feeling this way, You deserve to be happy and to move on from what happened with your daughter this year and keep her in your heart.
Maria W. Dec 11, 2008, 7:24am EST
Wonderful writing, Matthew.
John Doyle Dec 11, 2008, 7:36am EST
well done
Col. George W. Dec 11, 2008, 8:26am EST
Good verse and a good phylosophy
Bob B. Dec 11, 2008, 8:28am EST
That's beautiful, Emmett. It's so good to hear from you, my friend. Merry Christmas!
Marilyn M. Dec 11, 2008, 11:18am EST
I'm glad to see you here and feeling.
A Parameswaran N. Dec 11, 2008, 11:40am EST
good
Laura H. Dec 11, 2008, 7:36pm EST
Very empowering!
vijay kumar Dec 12, 2008, 11:54am EST
We deserve peace and where is it? Excellent work, Matthew.
Matthew Emmett Townsend Dec 14, 2008, 1:21am EST
Vijay, peace is where you create it... Peace is not what happens to you, it is what you give what is happening around you...

just a thought...

tonight is a rough night...

but eventually there will be many more good nights then thee are rough ones
Nan G. Dec 14, 2008, 10:01am EST
Thanks Matthew, these are really great words to live by. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and use your verse to strive successfully into the New Year.
Matt,
You deserve all the good life can bring and more, as does Leslie and the rest of the family. Peace of course to you all and though I know this time of year will (and is) difficult, please don't stay away - we miss you too.
Yes, you can write.

Marilyn
Nancy Biri Jan 1, 2009, 9:46am EST
Nice poem
Shelbia C. Jan 20, 2009, 11:54pm EST
very well written
Philip B. Jan 30, 2009, 11:25pm EST
:-)

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