The familiar struggles to give me space, The familiar creates the same chaos it has been creating from years, The familiar thinks I am too sensitive, The familiar hurts me and it doesn’t take accountability. The familiar assumes and doesn’t ask for what I need, The familiar doesn’t believe in communication, The familiar gets triggered when I ask it what do you need? May be, because it doesn't know to think about itself. The familiar doesn’t see me as a different entity, The familiar is happy when I am happy, It doesn’t like to see me sad, May be, because the familiar is denying its own darkness from years. The familiar offers me warmth, safety and certainty, But some days it feels like a cage. Familiar is scared of Unfamiliar, Unfamiliar is scared of Familiar. Unfamiliar could be the cage I crave for. Unfamiliar could be the blank canvas to paint. On the days, when unfamiliar is scary, overwhelming and tiring, I love to rest in the cage of familiarity. Familiar ask me to stay one extra day, Then the familiar let me go with warm wishes, box of sweets and tears!! Harneek!!
Thank you Harneek. Yes. The comforting cage of the familiar. I like how your poems dive below the surface and ask - what is under the water? And then bring compassion to what’s there.
This is exactly what I am goin through too Harneek!😩 I am scared of the unfamiliar and even more scared of the familiar!😢 your thoughts on this are healing my soul!🕊 Thanks for writing and making me feel less weak and less lonely!🫂 thanks for recommending my post, it really means a lot for my soul!🪷
Very generous of you to recommend my poem, Harneek, Thank you!
You are very welcome Paul, your poems always inspire me to write more poems 😊
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the familiar seeems sooooo familiar! I see myself in your words hahahaha!
Haha I know, I hope you are doing well Mo😊💚
So kind of you to recommend Open the Door! Thank you.
Thank you Harneek. Yes. The comforting cage of the familiar. I like how your poems dive below the surface and ask - what is under the water? And then bring compassion to what’s there.
Thanks Kirstie, this is a beautiful way of explaining my poems 💚💚
This is exactly what I am goin through too Harneek!😩 I am scared of the unfamiliar and even more scared of the familiar!😢 your thoughts on this are healing my soul!🕊 Thanks for writing and making me feel less weak and less lonely!🫂 thanks for recommending my post, it really means a lot for my soul!🪷
You are very welcome Revathi 💚💚