Laura Mckenzie Poet Free verse

A Poet's Conflict

Self-doubt has no home here
No value, not needed at any time
I shall dust you away 
The driving force you instill today
The day is nearly at closing  
Sunlight porches covered in shadows 
The roaring bulls tossing sand of treachery 
Send them cherry red fury afar 
Calm my journeys run 
For there is work to be done 
Whisper back to the consciousness of you 
The ego and the parliament to 
Cards of queens with smiling faces 
Meadows and streams- 
Are my dreaming places
The ink well is closed  
The paper is torn

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Mary Duhart June 3, 2009 at 6:33 AM Great use of words and imagery..Continue to share..our ink never runs out may get low but refuels itself in time to come..Great write.

John E Wordslinger May 9, 2009 at 10:07 AM Positivity lives in this poem, I really like it.

James Marshall Goff May 9, 2009 at 8:40 AM Laura, I can feel the truth in this wonderful poem! well done!! Jim

Colin Mitchell Williams May 9, 2009 at 7:48 AM ... oh yes... loved this one to.... brilliant !

Charlene Bird May 6, 2009 at 2:37 PM I love the creativity and wonderful flow this magnificent piece. Well done! Thank you for the comments on my work, always appreciated.

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen May 5, 2009 at 4:31 PM Laura, Open that ink well and get out a new sheet of paper... We want to hear more! This is a nice poem that reminds me of the times that I started to write but the words wouldn't come...I usually throw the paper in a drawer for later...or put it on the computer in my ideas file. You're right. No self-doubt allowed. But sometimes a fresh start and a mental break are needed...at least for me. Am I anywhere close to what you're saying? Keep writing. Love, Dane

May 4, 2009 at 2:29 PM Creative use of imagery to convey your thoughts, leaving the reader with much to think about. You captured so much in this concise poem. Well done. Thank you for your congrats. Keep on writing. Karen

Daver Austin May 2, 2009 at 12:21 PM "I shall dust you away - the driving force you instill today." This is perfectly placed. I like your continuity in this poem and your use of image. The last two lines are super! Love, daver

Brian Strand May 2, 2009 at 8:44 AM You tell it as it is Laura.Like that phrase 'Meadows and streams- Are my dreaming places' very evocative. Rgds Brian