A Closer Look

Rags and cloth alike
Cover thy skin
Bare skin, bare emotions
Essence of strength
Thick and thin circumstances
Never inquires, Never contemplates; 
Society abandons, morals unjust.
Abundance of courage, of faith
Seething through pores, writhing through veins
Heart like gold, his aurora shines
Colors of livelihood filter, intertwine
Light shimmers in
Dark layers out
The horizon is beautiful.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Eastman Avatar
March 6, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Congrats on the win.
Radu Avatar
March 5, 2013 at 11:06 PM
Felicitari. Dinamic, alert, modern...
A   Avatar
March 5, 2013 at 9:33 PM
Shannon, a nice and wonderful winning poem...LINDA
Taylor Avatar
March 5, 2013 at 4:36 PM
Congrats, Shannon. Well done. Nice going. hugs, Ralph
Gasun Avatar
March 5, 2013 at 6:03 AM
Congratulations on your awesome win my dear Shannon! Thanks for sharing also for this great write of yours! love/hugs, Leonora
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
March 5, 2013 at 1:18 AM
Congrats on your win Shannon xx
Ink-U-Script Avatar
February 1, 2013 at 8:21 AM
Beautiful beautiful and beautiful...I love this poem you wrote here. I read it three times...Welcome to Poetry Soup..regards INK-U-SCRIPT :)
Finch Avatar
February 1, 2013 at 8:06 PM
Thank you very much!
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