It was
long and thin
too sharp to bend
I look away
letting my feeling hide
far from another place
on a rolling tide
my steps grow heavy
slowly I call out
no one came
It was me alone
no one else
my eyes hurt dry
for things inside
again
I look away
for another place to hide
Stark was a fitting title for this dark poem. But I'm not sure what was long, thin and too sharp to bend requiring having to try to find another place to hide.
This is my personal inspirational book of poetry. It contains many poems written for family, friends, and relevant life situations. Hopefully you will find some that will encourage and inpsire you in whatever arena you are found in your circle of l
(Self-published. Please contact author directly to order.)
Enter the pages of diaspora in quiet introspection. Bathe your thoughts with subtle humor; synchronize your spirit-sense with history-in-heat; fall headlong with eyes wide open into
A Collection of Voices from Around the World is more than just a poetry compilation. It is a partnership of poets from around the globe brought together by an internet poetry forum. That forum, poetrypages.com, has been the home of many a fine poet s
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