Actions Louder Than Words

The sounds of elasticity breaking silence, can resemble the first foot steps of walking on.  Anyone who has a heart knows what will be will be…When you think you have it all? You have it all to loose…

A Poem by Harlon Rivers

Lost expectations

in the formative years  

cast faceless impressions

of difficult new beginnings

into detailed icons, perched 

upon the chess board's maze

of a lifetime.

Faded indelible words

were read out loud,

found within and in-between

"someday’s" lines.

Once banished by the fears of a jury of peers

for rumored emotional turbulence;

eternally, invisibly tattooed

on the outside of a mind made mask.

Branded and scared 

by the poignant white hot iron

of embedded, once forgotten, fears. 

Anyone who has a heart

knows what will be will be…

When you think

you have it all?

You have it all to loose…

What matters can be found

scattered among the nature 
of the deepest and truest words,

interwoven within the lines’ 

written expressions of the heart’s 
myriad of complex compassionate sentiments.

Impassioned spirit

adorns the essence

of kindred hearts and souls.

Volumes of evocative

poetic descriptions sketch,

define and implement

hopeful deeds of kindness

Verbs only written and never acted on

can fade, over time, 

as if they were

evaporating tear drops 

Actual essence moves

dimensions of thoughts

miles of space…

Words left unspoken

only tentatively exist

while traveling

this journey of miles…

Reflections of unspoken thoughts

are carried as baggage

Silenced within insecure moments, 

trepidation plagues motion

Words emotionally summoned,

yet left unspoken,

vanish like dust in the wind.

Inaction is silenced 

by intuition and survival instincts

Their inspiration is the pulse 

of a deeply rooted belief. 

An eternal purpose for tolerance and endurance... 

Actions stir emotions of the heart and soul…

The sound of resilience... breaking silence

The first foot steps forward... 

Walking on another mile,

in well seasoned shoes. 

Sustaining vigor for a newly found hope

Rekindled verve for the long journey of a lifetime...

© 2012 Harlon Rivers