Open Poetry #42 |
With Every Drop of Ink |
Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA |
Every drop of ink I use- Is like a drop of blood… A bit of essence of myself- A seeming, endless flood. Revealing secrets unconfessed- Obligations yet unmet… A glimpse into my inner parts… Some don’t care, and most forget. A glimpse of what I might have been- And many things I never was.. And yet I write, and write again.. Oh, tell me.. is there not a cause? A cause! Why yes! To carve our names Like children do on restroom walls- Desiring but to leave a trace… In life… before the Shadow calls. Yet I am less, the more I write… With loss of essence, we all shrink… As blood from wrists, which have been slashed We die with every drop of ink. |
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effjayel Senior Member
since 2007-09-30
Posts 1474At the Crossroads of Infinity |
John, this sums up poets to a 'T' I think this is one of your best yet John |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Wonderful...expect I totally disagree with the end...I LIVE with every drop of ink. Maybe that's not as 'poetic' but it's truth. j. |
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
yes, I feel more alive when I've written a piece of my heart and soul. everything you write, I enjoy so much... |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
True talent is the ability to create and to comunicate your thoughts to those who appreciate them. It is a gift to others and one is never diminished by giving. Ida |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Thank you for sharing this poem ,I enjoyed it, it contains such emotions and truth... yann |
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