Friday 17 June 2016

Once wrote words written: a poem

Once wrote words written to inspire
Once poetry flowed to evoke
Now words rarely written
Now poetry is but a dry bed
Pages once lined with thoughts
                                  blood
                                  sweat
                                  tears
                                  SOUL
now lined with rote
page after page as useful as a—
                dust mote
Poetry defined and refined
now it simply defies
                                      me
words that convinced and railed against
have become pleas and bargains
pencil scratching paper
lines of graphite erase
the once pure paper debased
selling out to make a name
all to just gain momentary fame
that will fade & wax & wane
leaving nothing
no great legacy
no fond memories
only a forgotten name
                and forgotten words
Once wrote words written to inspire
Once poetry flowed to evoke
Time to begin
                                again
time to be reborn
pencil scratching paper
lines of graphite create
pages lined with thoughts
                                blood
                                sweat
                                tears
                                SOUL

Lined with life again

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