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To loneliness

The loneliness inside me,
that reigns as a tomb
and the moon burning on my tongue,
ignorant and all-knowing he laughs
the years passed, the gate-keeper
of my night, what happened
with your countenance?

About This Poem

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Not actively editing

About the Author

Region, Country: Veenendaal in The Netherlands, NLD

Favorite Poets: T.S.Eliot, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, Rumi, Hakim Sanai, C.S. Lewis, e.e. Cumming, Tolkien, Basho, Rilke, etc etc.

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Comments

washing tears

washing tears

14 years ago

Nevel,

i feel as if we should all write to our loneliness, thank you for sharing this with us, its a haunting read that made me re read it a few times.