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All My Faults

Not all my faults were mine
See, if you follow every line, 
Cracked yearly by life's quakes 
After every turn she takes 

What did not fall apart
Was recycled, to restart,
Not knowing now or then
She'd fractured, yet again 

Basking on bone and skin
A wrinkle forms, o, so thin,
A crevice I cannot erase
From neither body or face

Find me as I am today
Scattered, every which way,
Debris making up my shell 
Altogether, a story do tell

From their beginnings humble 
To ending all a jumble, 
I, not smooth nor fine
Not all my faults were mine.

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David Scott

Date: 10/14/2023 8:19:00 PM

Like the rhythm rhyme scheme xxx

Kelly Deschler
Date: 7/11/2024 10:36:00 AM

Thanks David ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Suzette Richards

Date: 9/16/2023 12:15:00 PM

A shell that betrayed us as time marched on. Oh, to be young again... Nice pen, Kelly :)

Kelly Deschler
Date: 6/22/2024 9:56:00 AM

Thank you, Suzette ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 9/15/2023 11:22:00 AM

I like the 3rd verse!

Kelly Deschler
Date: 6/16/2024 4:29:00 PM

Thanks for reading, Kim ... I appreciate your time more than you know :)

The Situation

Date: 9/14/2023 6:33:00 PM

Understandable none the less. I find truthfullness in poetry an asset.

Kelly Deschler
Date: 6/14/2024 4:42:00 PM

Indeed, I think that one can tell when the poetry is honest and real. You can and should feel it ... Thank you for reading... I appreciate your time more than you know :)