Better

A futile and doomed love
May be worse than nothing,
For nothing is nonexistence --
No impact, no effect, no feeling;
But this drains emotion and motivation.
This is my talent buried in the earth,
A fey magnet for thoughts and hopes,
A roach motel for the soul;
Its synthetically sweet fumes beckon,
And enervate and kill.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012



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Date: 4/27/2012 7:57:00 PM
Welcome Mike:) I absolutley love the first three lines!! This rings true. I enjoy your style of writing and want to read more!! Get to work boi! hahaha!
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Date: 4/23/2012 8:11:00 PM
Mike, nothing is just a state of mind.. the perfect state of mind at that... a very deep poem, of what we create and kill... love is an emotion not even the fumes, can reach.. super enjoyed your poem..always..pd
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Mike T
Date: 4/25/2012 7:49:00 PM
Thanks for the feedback!
Date: 4/23/2012 3:47:00 PM
Ikes. Ok, removed all those weird line breaks.
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Date: 4/23/2012 2:20:00 PM
Amazing poem, very heart felt enjoyed it very much ;)
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Mike T
Date: 4/23/2012 3:48:00 PM
Thanks! It is a moody thing. :)
Date: 4/23/2012 6:59:00 AM
Wish you all the best Mike - well written. - Welcome to P-Soup. -- oxox Anne-Lise
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Mike T
Date: 4/23/2012 3:48:00 PM
Thanks much for the comment and the warm welcome! :)
Date: 4/23/2012 4:56:00 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Mike. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love, Carol
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Mike T
Date: 4/23/2012 3:50:00 PM
Thank you for the eloquent greeting! There are definitely some poets worth reading around here.
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