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Welcome To My World

By Sally Michelle Jackson

Here is my world of mists and shadows

Shrouded in secrets and darkness

Cloistered in silence and denial

A secret world of shame and stress

Your world has no place in it for me

I don’t fit in your sense of the norm

I can’t understand for I mean you no harm

I hide from your hate, your fear and your scorn

A new day is dawning the times have changed

A crack in the shades has let light into my life

The mists begin so slowly to simply melt away

The shadows give way and so it seems my strife

I am standing here before you just as I am

You see the outside and think it so strange

I in women’s clothing but to you still a man

The time has come and indeed time for change

My world has broadened, I hope you don’t mind

Your world is so big and open but not so in mine

I would think that with so much space we could share

Let’s give it a try, you respect me and I will treat you in kind

Stepping from darkness to this world bathed in light

So hard to believe it can harbor such hatred and spite

A lack of understanding the basis for fear and hate

Understanding the cure to help set things right

I will tell you about me and try to explain

If you promise to listen and not just to flee

I have had to hide, to pretend and live a lie

No room in your world for someone like me

I will not close my shades to hide, to make you at ease

I need to share the light, the space and the beauty outside

Do you really want me to sit in the dark away from your sight

It’s my time in the sun, there’s enough to share so you decide

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Guest Elizabeth K

'I in women’s clothing but to you still a man'

SALLY !!! STOP THAT !!!

I know your picture - you are NOT that way - you are.....

SALLY

YEAAAAAA

So I know it's dark honey - and you talk me out of the dark all the time. The poetry is delightfully written and well phrased. But I don't like you in the dark like that. I am not sure whom you are addressing - if I read it right, it is society in general. If it is a specific human being, let me know and I will come over and clobber him (her) for you!

HA

LIZZY - hear me roar!

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Guest Donna Jean

Sally, Honey....you deserve your time in the light...a flower needs light to grow....

Now is your time, Sweetheart.....

I love you.....

Donna JEan

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Guest mia 1

Light v. Darkness and light wins out..........love over hatred.open minds over prejudice, freedom over slavery your time is here sweet and wonderful Sally ............You have broken the bonds of the past.you are a woman...........shining in the sun and a role model for us all.............We all love you Hugs Mia

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Guest Evan_J

mmhmmm...the prodigal mod has read it..... Lizzy's right, in fact you better listen to her or I'm gonna have her take away your chickenfry mix. "Beautiful" poem. But more beautiful you.

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So I know it's dark honey - and you talk me out of the dark all the time. The poetry is delightfully written and well phrased. But I don't like you in the dark like that. I am not sure whom you are addressing - if I read it right, it is society in general. If it is a specific human being, let me know and I will come over and clobber him (her) for you!

Take off the boxing gloves Lizzy and take the horseshoes out of them too - it is society not an individual and I'm OK, just a 'passing mood', not 'moody about passing'! :D

Sally, Honey....you deserve your time in the light...a flower needs light to grow....

Now is your time, Sweetheart.....

Thank you so much and while I know what you mean, I would like to make sure that I don't have much more physical growth - that can wait for the hormones!

Light v. Darkness and light wins out..........love over hatred.open minds over prejudice, freedom over slavery your time is here sweet and wonderful Sally ............You have broken the bonds of the past.you are a woman...........shining in the sun and a role model for us all.............We all love you Hugs Mia

Theere just isn't anything that I can say to that, congratulations Mia! You have left me speechless! I have a hrd time seeing myself as a role model.

mmhmmm...the prodigal mod has read it..... Lizzy's right, in fact you better listen to her or I'm gonna have her take away your chickenfry mix. "Beautiful" poem. But more beautiful you.

First not my ChickenFry Mix! :o

And Thank you so much, that is so sweet. :blush:

Love y'all,

Sally

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Guest Elizabeth K

HEY SALLY!

Found the problem! It's not you forgot to pay the electric bill, the darn overhead light bub is burned out!

[Flips switch - brightness]

There ya go! No more in the darkness...

Lizzy

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Guest ~Brenda~

Dear, Dear Sally,

It pains me to hear such words of sadness from you!! Your caring and words of wisdom have inspired us all. You are beautiful!! Hey, did anyone tell you... You are the light!!!

LOL

bernie

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This was written very well, but with the advice you have given from what I have read, you are a shining star, so bright and beautiful. Nothing dark about you my dear lady.

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