It becomes monotonous
Like picking up sticks in the yard
Leaves falling
Right in front of you
Disintegrating dreams
Lie dormant in the compost
You turn them over
Break them down
Doubt their purpose
Throw them back into the dirt
Not even noticing
That this is your soil
The soil that you toil
To plant yourself once again
Inspired by this week’s poetic prompt, “In the Corner of Your Eye” by MarinaSofia.
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I had no wings
Until I soared high
Over the desert
Faith under feathers
Suspended above
Corroding platforms
Of jagged words
Spellbound by what was
And what could be
~
I had no voice
Until the silence screamed
Above the sound
Of my own heartbeat
Exploding
Into a million
Tiny fragments
Of fear, recycled
~
I had no hope
Until it was buried
In early graves
Defective dreams
Petrified particles
Of all that I knew
For in this soil, this pain
Sifted and sorted,
I grew
In dVerse Poet’s Pub, MarinaSofia inspired us to answer questions of our own identity.
1) Who are you and whom do you love?
2) What else are you, that no one has seen before?
3) Describe a morning you woke without fear.
4) What lingers when all is said and done?
I responded to #3
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