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theLadypoet Member
since 2001-05-28
Posts 97Or USA |
Sometimes when I post poetry I get responses that show me my work has not settled well with some readers. There are so many talented writers on this site and others. I present my work as a way to shine a light in the hidden places. Because I was ignorant about some life-truths, I ended up someplace I never wanted to be. If any poem I write about domestic violnce, homelessness, addiction...if one word causes someone to deal with that truth a litle better, then I have done what I want. I can tell young girls over and over about taking care of themselves...but one poem does so much more toward understanding. This is the first poem in my chapbook, STREET SONGS, published about 5yrs ago. I thought it might be a good time to give it another go. What you don't want to know about CAN hurt you. *********** STREET SONGS Someone asked me yesterday why my poems are harsh and dark. Couldn't I write of airy things, instead of things grim and stark. There are lots of other folks whose pens delight poetic ears, but but I must ask you in my words to understand other's tears and fears. Try to understand what life is like for the homeless, the ill and the hooked. And, please, don't judge what you see until you're REALLY sure you looked. "A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water..." Eleanor Rooevelt |
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Mr»ÄlleÿÇät Member
since 2001-06-02
Posts 190 |
Hi Lady I agree, poetry brings understanding better than the soapbox. It makes people uneasy because you did your job and made them think. Or opened their eyes to the denial of it's existence. You do us all a service with your words. Thank you Mr»ÄlleÿÇät  [This message has been edited by Mr»ÄlleÿÇät (edited 06-03-2001).] |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
You keep writing on Ladypoet, lots of people will read your work here, but only a few will respond (lack of time). Very nice poem Titia A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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Watersign6 Senior Member
since 2001-05-25
Posts 823Hurricane,WV |
i enjoy your poems LadyPoet |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I'm enjoying your work as well...we seem to write from a common ground. Don't stop. I've found that sometimes, even though we write of darker things, it helps someone just to know they are not alone. So Thank You. After reading your work, I don't feel so alone! |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
LadyPoet, you have written a great piece full of truth and honesty. Don't ever let anyone anywhere tell you what you can and cannot write about. YOU decide what needs to be said, not them. If one of your poems touches even one person out of the many who will read it, then you have truly made a difference in the world. Never forget that. Wonderful write. All writing comes |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
LadyPoet, I really do understand what you write. If it is hard on me to read it is only because I've seen it happen to many loved ones. All my talk went unheard but sometimes they have to hear it from one who has been there to have it sink in. Thanks and yes keep writing and no matter how hard it is for me to read, I will read!!! |
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Mabel A. Dilley Senior Member
since 2001-03-17
Posts 859Seattle, WA, USA |
Poetry is expression of a soul, and sometimes the reader is not ready to examine his/her own demons. We refletct and refract the light within our worlds and write the soul of our experiences. Television you can turn off, but poetry haunts long after being read. Pen on!! "I am not now that which I have been." |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I can live with those words...and any words of creativeness are words of a poet and I appreciate the motivation behind them. I can't see writing about topics too dark here in open but to write about the downside of life is a good purge for the soul! Thanks for the intro it explained a lot! The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
i almost didn't open this one but i am glad i did..for i understand better now why other people also bother to write i applaud your efforts...surely its not easy to confront your own demons when you hope to comfort others.... regardless, write on!! [This message has been edited by faterider (edited 06-06-2001).] |
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