Abrasive Skin of a Poet’s Mind

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Open Poetry #22

Abrasive Skin of a Poet’s Mind

D.Lester Young
Senior Member

since 2001-12-08

Posts 1219
Austin, Tx

0 posted 2002-09-09 08:47 AM

The pain suffered in life
Must not be imprisoned
In the accumulation of live sentences
For the acidity would drown us
Leaving skeletal remains

At some time these feelings
Must be left out to fertilize
The thorns whose roses
Will recapture the beauty within
The soft pedals of inner reflection

So as pain creates the scratches whose thorns
Bleed us dry of the emotions to cry
The same flower must raise our spirit
Into the heavens of realities pleasures
Leaving us to get by with the will to survive
In the moisture of renewal within us

For the rose is the symbol of some people’s life
A two sided sword
One dulled from every day use
But still looking for the hidden beauty in things
The other side razor sharp cutting to the bone
Each necessitated for self survival

Bur I have my own special garden
Wearing the abrasive skin of a poet’s mind
That sees things in so many ways
My rose gains new dimensions of expression
Each releasing its own demon

In each new texture of each new verse
My rose grows in dimension
But with every pain of every day life
It transcends its boundaries
To live within my heart
For I must overcome adversity

D.Lester Young 9/9/2002
Tuscaloosa, AL
Copyright © D.Lester Young (White Eagle poetry)

WhiteRose
Member Elite

since 2002-07-23

Posts 3208
somebody's dungeon

1 posted 2002-09-09 08:50 AM

At some time these feelings
Must be left out to fertilize
The thorns whose roses
Will recapture the beauty within
The soft pedals of inner reflection

Very well done!! As always.

Fandaen
Junior Member

since 2001-06-24

Posts 47
Ft Worth, Texas

2 posted 2002-09-10 06:03 PM

I enjoyed this very much.
Well Done

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