I Have Broken The Ancestral Cycle
In this my hands are clean
I’ve taken the lessons
From my childhood,
And taken heed
Of those not good.
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I’ve noted my father’s
Pain taken on board,
Old fashioned lessons
I’ve carefully stored.
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I’ve watched closely
To learn all beliefs,
Those harmful ones
Causing untold grief.
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I’ve filed them carefully
Under lock and key,
Never to see the light
They’ll never be free.
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I’ve remembered
Each painful word,
So that they are
Not to be heard.
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Each one missed
From my tool kit,
When raising my
Boys as I saw fit.
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I firmly believe
I’ve succeeded,
Teaching my boys
Only what’s needed.
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The ancestral cycle
I’m proud to say,
Has been broken
My boys are okay.
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I truly feel that my
Hands are clean,
Praised with love
Both heard and seen.
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Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Comments (4)
Loving your inspirational poem!!!😊💖💕
So happy that the vicious cycle was broken!
Love these words in such compact verses but still so powerful
Each one missed From my tool kit, When raising my Boys as I saw fit. Such a brilliant way to use a metaphor like a paintbrush here! Beautiful