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My room is my own
my place of refuge
from the outside world
where no one can intrude.
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I still make connections
by phone and TV,
but I have control
of all that, you see.
**
It's a place I can bring
my friends, one and all,
face to face,
or simply by making a call.
We share our secrets & confidences,
talk fashions & boys and car licenses.
**
I can hide inside it,
do homework, hear tunes,
watch TV and feel snug
in my own little cocoon.
**
I'm surrounded by memories
of growing up years.
I can safely and privately
shed a few tears
when sad, unhappy or "ticked" at life.
These fragile teen years
can carry some strife.
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There are days, in school
when people are rude.
My room awaits me
Escape! Solitude!
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There are those times
when the room seems too small.
The walls close in,
so I go to the mall
and wander about
with a friend or my Mom
'till I'm bored or broke
and the time runs out.
**
And tho'my room is my favorite place,
there's something missing,
I can't give it a face.
Seems my room can be filled
with things to delight
every sense that I have, but....
**
I need some insight
into how I can feel
more fulfilled in my days.
I want to expand and am
open to ways
**
What does it take
to feel full in the heart?
A room full of things,
a brain that is smart?
**
Could it be that my "room"
is a symbol of mind,
my heart and my soul
unique, one of a kind?
**
I know that I have some great gifts
I can offer
in places with people
my room doesn't cover.
**
If I push back the walls
of my room to include
the different, the aged,
the lonely or crude
there's a knowledge the Universe has to impart,
I just need to look for
a place I can start.
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Is it through people, all ages, all colours
life teaches it's wisdom
if we pull back the covers
to reveal our true spirits, non-judgement, support
with intentions to serve,
that it's hearts that we court?
**
There are people in places
who don't have a home
let alone a room
they can call all their own.
I think I'll go looking
for ways I can serve
and not just remain
in my room and observe.
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I'm a really good person
with so much to share,
but it's a comfort to know
that my room is still there!
IN MY ROOM
By Lynn Moore, grandmother