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hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

0 posted 1999-09-02 08:46 AM

My Suit Of Armor

I built a suit of armor
Crafted from the finest steel
To free me and protect me
So no hurt and pain I’d feel

The face shield large and heavy
It’s design it took me years
Welded, molded, fastened closed
To dam the flood of tears

My arms which once had held you
Were put into their place
Encased in metal, fastened tight
No longer to embrace

Legs that once had carried me
From one heartache to another
I immobilized with rivets strong
And bound them to each other

Last there came the breast plate
By far the thickest part
Encapsulated in layers deep
I laid my fragile heart

So now my suit is finished
The armor fits me well
But instead of freedom, I am trapped
In my solitary hell

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"Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald

Lost Dreamer
Member Elite

since 1999-06-20

Posts 2464
Somewhere near the Rainbow

1 posted 1999-09-02 08:57 AM

This is great, I really liked it.

DreamEvil
Member Elite

since 1999-06-22

Posts 2396

2 posted 1999-09-02 08:57 AM

Poignant and absolutely true.

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Life is pain is poetry, at least I'll be productive.
DreamEvil©

Toerag
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since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

3 posted 1999-09-02 09:30 AM

Not that I'm capable of being any kinda critic for sure..but I think this is great!

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

4 posted 1999-09-02 09:38 AM

Hoot: All I can say is WOW!!!!!! You hit a home run with this one!

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

5 posted 1999-09-02 10:48 AM

Awesome work! Hey can you build me one?

Denise

Moderator

Member Seraphic

since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

6 posted 1999-09-02 10:52 AM

Most excellent, hoot!

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Denise

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

7 posted 1999-09-02 12:39 PM

Thank you all for your kind replies to my posting.

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"Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald

moonmoon
Member

since 1999-08-13

Posts 277
TX , USA

8 posted 1999-09-03 11:20 PM

Oh Hoot, that was such an excellent piece of work...THANK YOU..

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"No one was ever ruined from without;
The final ruin comes from within.".....Amelia E. Barr

Balladeer

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

9 posted 1999-09-03 11:34 PM

This hits a little too close to feel comfortable. Hoot, you're great.

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius

since 1999-07-05

Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

10 posted 1999-09-04 08:53 AM

Moon...thank you very much

Balladeer.....I often wonder sometimes if I haven't crafted it far too well.

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"Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald

Sue
Member

since 1999-08-04

Posts 383
France

11 posted 1999-09-04 01:14 PM

A really great poem - maybe a little too true for comfort *S*

Blondie
Member

since 1999-08-06

Posts 307
Ohio

12 posted 1999-09-04 03:12 PM

Wonderful work! Very enjoyable to read!

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