The Answer to the Question Where Are You?

2010 WDelany
The Answer to the Question Where Are You?

2010 WDelany



Can you find me?

Clothed in layers and layers

Of heartaches I'd bared

After all these years and years

Of tears and frustration

Standing, patiently waiting

You'd find me


There trapped in a maze

Of both mediocre and hectic days

Used against me like a weapon

Entangled, inchoate searching

For some sort of direction

My personal hell became a comfort zone

Because at least it was my own

And every excuse to not change applied

Pity-parties shared made others subscribe

To my shaken perception

My spirit awaiting resurrection

Would count the tally marks

Like the wall of an inmate's cell

Trapped in my personal hell

Still, in my reality it was the only thing consistent

Challenging myself to not be resistant to change


I began to explore what I say

And the error of my ways

Discovered we all want change instantly

It takes hard work, perseverance and longevity

Prayer, faith and spirituality

What happens when what was once comfortable

Becomes intolerable

When what you believe and is pleasurable

You realize is fallible

Do you stay where you are and suffer for all eternity?

Or do you decide enough is enough

This life is no longer good for me

I allowed prayer and meditation

To be my medication

An antidote to remedy my every situation

God loves me enough to cover me with mercy and grace

Nothing and no one could compare or replace

God never forgot my every request

Just required me to reach for my best


Can you see me?

Letting go of past mistakes

Burying drama and old heartbreaks

Choosing where I go and where I stay

Consciously, each and every day

Shedding layers and layers

Of the tormented garments I chose to wear

In exchange for hope, self pride and growth

Because those are the things I am so worth

It's there you'll find me