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Pamela Penta Apr 2018
Who are you?
To say I don't need clean water
To say I don't deserve to eat
To say I can't have a pair of new shoes
To cover my bare feet

Who are you?
To say I am worthless
To say I belong in the street
To say I shouldn't have the comfort
Of a home, a life not of defeat

Who are you to say I'm unworthy
Who are you to say I'm wrong
Who are you to judge the things that have happened to me
And to kick me because I'm not strong

Just who ARE YOU??


April 27, 2018
A voice for all of the homeless, broken, forgotten souls fighting against the judgement of society
Pamela Penta Mar 2018
My body and soul ache
And long for the touch of another
Skin hungry...I've heard it called
Does our spirit start to die
When we no longer love?
Or is it just stalled?
I need to be awakened
To be alive again
To share my love with you
For if I don't, I'm afraid that I
May wither away, shrivel and die
And lose all that is new
I'm afraid that we  will never meet
That the love in me will starve
Never knowing your touch
Why are souls that long to be
Placed so far apart?
Is wanting you in my life asking too much?

March 25, 2018
Pamela Penta Nov 2017
A hollow space inside me bleeds
And begs me for relief
A shudder through my aching heart
That rarely skips a beat
Then the voices in my head
Cackle, crawl and creep
Waiting for the time to be
To take me in my sleep
Veins still pump and eyes still cry
Though never at my will
Rather death come quietly
And that my heart were still
Quiet me, the hurt inside
Has waged on long enough
Burdened soul of hallowed mind
A spirit born of rust
Shadowed in the waking dawn
The demons take their leave
Resting, waiting, patiently
For my soul to thieve.

November 13, 2017
Pamela Penta Oct 2017
Dream the dreams of the warriors
dream the dreams of the knights.  
Dream the dreams of fairies and trolls,
of stardust and magick and light.  
Dream of rainbows and meadows of green,
dream of places you've never seen
Dream of peace, and the moon shining bright
dream the dreams of wishes, as I wish you good night.  

May 29, 2013
Pamela Penta Oct 2017
I invite you in...
To the silent places of my heart
To the pieces that are frayed and broken
Stitched together with lies and forgotten promises....
The places where secrets lie...
Tread lightly, as you enter here
For I've never allowed someone so close
To the darkness that lies beneath...
To the shadows of the sickness...
In my soul.
Careful as you touch the tender parts of my past....
Where the pain and suffering began
There is still a little girl in there, who needs some love and care
Don't turn away when the darkness grows deep
And depression rears its head...
It's just a demon I've learned to control,
I won't allow it to win.
If you've made it thru this far...
The prize is deep within
A heart that is strong, and full of life
And love for you waiting there.
The package comes as a whole
You must accept all of me
Help me through my darkness nights
Keep me safe
Love me raw, and let me weep
Carry me through until the day
you need me to carry you.

October 21, 2017
Pamela Penta Oct 2017
Mirror, mirror on the wall
tell me is he handsome is he tall?
Will he be all that I dream?
This knight of mine
Or should I heed?
Will you reflect the things in me,
Qualities, I wish in he?
Help me see the flaws within
That keep me shadowed and shut within
Help me mirror, open my eyes
To the bonds that chain me, help me break the ties
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Help me find me, before I fall
Will he have a heart like mine?
One that's stitched, but love that shines?
Will he be kind and patient with me?
Because we both know what a handful I can be
Will he see what I do, to show him I care?
Watch me while I sleep, and play with my hair?
Mirror help me to fix all blocking my way
From having the man of my dreams one day.
October 19, 2017
Pamela Penta Sep 2017
May we remember the fear of the storm
Coming together as neighbors once more
Not concerned with race, or creed
Only concerned with our neighbors needs

May we remember the blackness of night
No electric, food, or gas in sight
Checking on friends and strangers alike
Offering a meal, or comfort from fright

May we remember the concern that we feel
For all whom we love, as the winds did reel
For the chance to be helpful when things were done
For the breaking of a new day, and the rising sun

May we remember the struggle that came
After the winds and the pounding rain
When strangers came from near and far
To help us to clear the destruction and char

May we remember, when all is well
The night and the days of this hurricane hell
When we came together, as brothers should do
Took care of one another and saw this through.

May we continue, when all is done
To spread our love, to everyone
Remember the times, hold them near
And continue to love, those you hold dear.

September 13, 2017
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