Trudy Schrader Poet Free verse

BLACK WALLING

I see your eyes glaze
Like a haze
Upon your vision
As I near
I can clearly hear
Derision

Malice would have me
Open wide and engage
Try to diffuse your rage
Against all that is pure
The resilience to endure
Every flip of the page

     ~In The Book~

In presence, I rise
Past all that would slay
Declare Vindication Day
I stand as the tide roars
All the weight of fear, trying to bore 
Holes in the offerings I pray

....but this time
............this time.......I stay....grounded

Every adversary I meet
The black mirror greets
With grace to see
All the smudges of mud
Cows chewing the cud
And the sting of the bee

Rejected without value
Disgusting, gaunt, shallow
No depth to root
The part of growing
No beauty wants showing
Is the fertilizer that made the fruit

...golden...

Written by Trudy Schrader on 07-12-2025

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Danny Derden July 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM Your poem pulses with fierce strength and unwavering conviction. You’ve turned pain into resilience, and every stanza is layered with depth and wisdom. Keep harnessing this powerful voice—it’s golden. Trudy Schrader July 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM This one was scratching my soul. I had to get it out. I feel at peace now...with self and others. Thank you for sharing in my journey of growth :)