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All My Life


by Kathy Napper

All my life
I have tottered, fearfully
As if walking on a tightrope
Stretched across a vast chasm
Without a net below to catch me
All my life

All my life
I have trod gingerly, terrified
As if on the crumbling rim
Of an active volcano
About to explode at any moment
All my life

All my life
I have stumbled, jangling
The shattered pieces of me clattering
Shaking and rattling inside of me
Threatening to break me apart
All my life

All my life
I have spoken hesitatingly
Terrified to open my mouth,
That all will see clearly
The ugliness that is inside of me
All my life

All my life
I have wondered
Why am I as I am?
What is the purpose?
Why am I still here, alive?
All my life

All my life
I have waited, hoping, yearning
For that one day when I will finally understand
The whys and the wherefores
Of the mystery which is
All my life

All my life
I have believed that one day
When I am no longer of this world
I will at last learn the reason
Of why I have died and why I have lived
All my life
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Kathy Napper, born in England, long-time resident of Israel, still trying to understand the whys and the wherefores of life...

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Latest Comments:
Posted: Apr 22, 2012
wow that was really amazing to me. and i lreally like this poem. and you spoke to my heart wow i really liked it alot.....:)
Posted By faufau, samoa, washington

Posted: Apr 10, 2011
i Reallly love this poem it spoke to me in a way ive never been spokent to before thank you
Posted By Anonymous, Continental Divide, NM

Posted: Feb 8, 2011
vivid images
Your poem created vivid images in my mind! I share the feelings and hope all of us can reach the level of belief and simcha to be able to just be and do without clear answers.
Posted By Rivka, Queens, NY

Posted: Jan 23, 2011
CHills
this poem gave chills and understanding. i also been wondering all my life. i do agree the day i truly understand is the day i passed. best of wishes
Posted By Joselyn Spacek, spokane, wa

Posted: Aug 26, 2010
Hey
i really like the poem i feel like i can relate to it in a way i can't explain.
Posted By Idalis Benitez, waycross, GA

Posted: Apr 25, 2010
All My Life...
...is this poem. I know I live and think as I do for a reason. Hashem knows why and that is what matters.
Posted By Anonymous, New City, NY

Posted: Apr 18, 2010
All my life...
Shalom,
dear Kathy ~ may you realize
there is no need to live on the edge ~
absolute trust in HaShem is the key. Offer
your will to Him ~ you will be embraced ~
then, bask in the radiance ~ let go ~ let
HaShem. Blessings ~ prayers ~ B"H
Posted By Tone Lechtzier, brothers, or US



 


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