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Poetry Ripped and Torn

From a hopeless heart Out of stagnant minds Comes essence of thought A poem that never existed Meaning little to most A lot to few Most hardly caring Few grasping it endearingly Tossed hither and to From eye to brain Wanting not to hear Hearing only what's wanted Caught desperately in self-center Looking but not seeing Trapped in frozen conformity Loving thyself truly forever Own words held greedily Others held in contempt By blinded singular minds On shaky rotting pedestals Greatest poet's messages misunderstood Open those damned doors Slammed shut so long Expand that critical matter All are great poets Minus silly literary rules Man made archaic barriers Passed on by you Many critics hating God When their knowledge combined Such a minuscule comparison Arrogance their idolized master Copyright © 2014 Robert William Gruhn - All Rights Reserved "A poem to me is the essence of any thought, Being built from its foundation into tower scraping sky. It can fly like no other bird to places never seen, Even spaceships can only dream of taking its place." © 2014 Robert William Gruhn

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Keith Baucum

Date: 8/29/2014 7:35:00 AM

I really enjoyed this think you for reading my work

Robert Gruhn

Date: 8/29/2014 12:42:00 AM

pOETRY mY dEAR oNE sHOULD nOT bE jUDGED bY pOPULARITY cONTESTS aND cLIQUE gROUPS aS iS qUITE oBVIOUS oN tHIS sITE, i hAVE bEEN aWARDED mANY tIMES oVER tHE yEARS fOR mY pOETRY, bY rEAL jUDGES, aND yES, cLIQUE gROUPS, aS iS pREVALENT hERE, aRE cAPABLE oF mANUFACTURING vIEWS, tHAT iS wHAT cLIQUE gROUPS dO! aND i wOULD nEVER wANT mY pOEMS jUDGED tHAT wAY! tHE "ONLY SAD THING" iS tHAT tHESE POTD'S aND POTW'S aRE nOT jUDGED fOR qUALITY aND bRILLIANCE, bUT fOR hOW mANY hAVE rEAD iT? PATHETIC!!!!!! ;)

Eileen Manassian

Date: 8/28/2014 8:33:00 PM

This is a very powerful write with much truth here, my dear. Favoritism comes, at times in contests, but views, which determine POTD and POTW...Poem of day and week...cannot be manufactured. If people don't know you...they will not read you. You need to visit others or join contests to get people to notice. It is sad that you feel this way. I've often felt this way too. Keep writing! This is great stuff.