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Geremia
Geremia
Nov 11, 2015 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

THE SHUNNING edit

THE SHUNNING

I hope to stay another day
or two or more
as far as the years allow
and when I'm gone
I wonder who will remember
my rhymes and metaphors.
I did leave a bit of myself
to see deep in my poetry
hard to find at times beyond
the occasional flaw...
but not enough to close the door.

I came to this place
with a heart, with a soul.
but few to none see me.
I step out of the shadows
to join the world
but soon fade into
myself again:
where I am safe from eyes
that pierce through to
the other side of me

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Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

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ThEdges

ThEdges

9 years 8 months ago

Joe,

this is powerful, and I, and I'm sure a lot of others, can relate to it.

Roscoe Lane

Roscoe Lane

9 years 7 months ago

I can,

I can relate to this, every person who writes gives of themselves. You can only keep doing what you do, and in your case doing it well. Regards Roscoe...

Sparrow

Sparrow

9 years 7 months ago

Joe

You cannot even hide in the shadows as your light is too bright, great write, Yours Ian

Sparrow

Sparrow

9 years 7 months ago

Joe

In your life you have always shone and that is still apparent, I can see many things from here and that is one of them so no worries on that point lol
You take care, out there and keep those feelings coming, Yours s always, Ian..

lovedly

lovedly

9 years 7 months ago

and you bring tears

again and again
I salute you all the same
take care
the world needs you
more than the ilk of me
all can that
now clearly see
even Jess maybe
but where is he?