KARI THOMASON

KARI THOMASON

THE MAIN MAN

Ok, my heart is wide open

My Soul I do bear

So where is the man

They say is everywhere?

Sure, I know he is busy

Taking care of the world

Couldn't he spare 10 minutes

For a lost, frightened little girl

They say he always listens

That each word is heard

The Shepherd attending his flock

No matter what size the herd?

I have ticked all the boxes

I have done all he has asked

I don't think I am asking

Too big a task?

Am I waiting for a bolt of lightning?

Or even a mere gentle touch

Am I not giving it my all?

Am I expecting too much?

I have always had my faith

Which has always got me through somehow

So, an honest open question

Why am I struggling now?

I'm not asking for a Miracle

A break will do just fine

My heart and Soul I give to you

But sorry God, patience isn't mine. ©

TEARDROPS

Teardrop has fallen

But it is confused

By the time it reached my chin

It was totally amused

You see, we've been here before

Many a time

Nursing a broken heart

Or when a poem wouldn't rhyme

A dark, dark place

Small and afraid

When its brother's and sister's

Rolled down my face

Lower than rock bottom

Nowhere else to go

Feeding my misery with the bottle

A way out? I don't know

Hey! Back to the Teardrop

The one that's confused

Let me try and explain

Why it was confused?

I feel I have been asleep

For a hundred years

And I have awoken

With joys and cheers

The world looks new

A whole different place

I have the biggest smile

On my face

A feeling in my stomach

I don't recognize

And it has taken me

Totally by surprise

Some may call it harmony

Some may call it calm

Some, even happiness

Like a lucky charm

Do I take out Insurance?

Do I put it under Arrest?

For me and my HAPPY teardrop

Must do our best

This feeling to keep

INNER PEACE ©

A NOBODY TO A SOMEBODY

I felt like a nobody

Just plodding along

Nursing my raw wounds

Just like in a love song

Forever writing my story

For no one to see

just pages and pages

My pen and me

A non-existent life

Alone in the night

A broken Soul

With no more fight

A wounded shadow

Lost and alone

Stumbling in the darkness

Nowhere felt like home

Then I shared my pages

For others to see

From being a nobody

I became a somebody

Not only did they read them

But took notice of what I wrote

They wanted to read more

they rescued my sinking boat

They didn't judge me

Nor were they shocked

They weren't disgusted

Nor did they mock

The took me at face value

They opened their hearts

They helped me fight my demons

Right from the very start

It's said everyone has a story

Waiting to be told

Bad, sad indifferent

Horrifying or bold?

I urge you to share it

Don't keep it all inside

It will eat away like a cancer

From the world, you will always hide

I felt like a nobody

My shame I couldn't share

Now I am a somebody

Overcome sometimes,

How so many people do care

©

KARI THOMASON

KARI THOMASON is an English poet, and has been writing poetry for over 40 years. Most of her work is based on her personal journey through life, all the good, the bad and the ugly! She was born, raised and has lived in Leeds, England, most of her life, with the exception of living in Scotland and Norfolk for a few years in between. Kari became a member of a Facebook group called Poetry In Motion (PIMs for short) and after uploading some of her poems, she went on to win the highly acclaimed Honouree Golden Pen award, an award that had never been won on the group before. A few months later, she won another award on PIMs, which resulted in 12 of her poems narrated and uploaded onto YouTube, 5 of which have gone global, her own webpage, and 4 poems will be published in a book that is coming out at Christmas (2017). She has also recently won a silver in Wildfire Publications for her short story, ‘The Mirror’. It is from this that has got her work noticed, and has had lots of interest from writers/companies all around the world. Kari is a mum of 2, with 3 grandchildren, who are her absolute world. Due to ill health, she spends her days at home, concentrating on her poetry, and has recently become a born again Christian, and enjoys going to church, and meeting fellow Christians. Kari is now also known as a Christian poet.