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Another's of One's Own

Reflected grief spat back at me to bear Another load, the double of my own To take and carry, this unholy pair Then tripled, multiplied, beneath I groan. A beast of burden hauling my bloated Carriage, cut into with refracted shards. Whipped for my pain, heavier I’m loaded Pile after pile, the crown a house of cards. I tread with caution over broken ground, The tottering deck threatening to fall, Step after step and though my wounds are bound The load cuts deeper, I stumble and fall. Impaled on broken ground, I’m laid in state. Now. Did I this predicament create?

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Date: 5/17/2025 5:42:00 PM
Congratulations on placing in my contest. The way you describe grief in your writing cuts really deep. "A beast of burden hauling my bloated Carriage, cut into with refracted shards.," the viscal imagery is brillant. An exceptionally dark poem. Thank you for writing.
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Date: 5/15/2025 12:19:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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