Intensity

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This is Betty Ruth Speir’s first poem to appear at vox poetica.

Intensity

By Betty Ruth Speir

I am drowning in intensity

Letting down my bucket, far too deep for sunlight

At times drawing it up full of murky waters it has struck.

I love too hard, feel too much

And victimize myself

With my own emotions.

I am a slave to heartbeats, tears and laughter.

Murray Dunlap says:

November 10, 2011 at 10:42 am

wonderfully deep and sad poem that warns us all not to stay too deep…
Jean says:

November 10, 2011 at 10:57 am

Betty Ruth, Thank you for sharing your intense poem. Jean
Lori says:

November 10, 2011 at 12:50 pm

Incredible words that I can very much identify with, especially victimizing myself with my own emotions. Powerful…thank you.
Barbara Nelson says:

November 10, 2011 at 4:35 pm

Beautiful…..Betty Ruth is a real jewel…..
bobbie troy says:

November 10, 2011 at 9:56 pm

I think a lot of us can relate to this poem. Good work.
Betty Ruth Speir says:

November 11, 2011 at 4:05 pm

Lori, thank you for your most kind comment. I love your blog http://brainfissures.blogspot.com/ and will enjoy following it.

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