Break and Repair

Bah, rake together the bloody pieces,
if you leave them lying about, they stain.
Any good, that memories hold, decreases,
as does future joy you hope to obtain.

Embrace solitary stillness, silence.
Rediscover a solid foundation.
Gladness can thrive in romance’s absence.
Expired connections lead to damnation.

Clean up wretchedness before it bitters
killing chances before you are aware.
Forge yourself into a net that glitters.
Leave the pain and sorrow to just reap air.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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December 14, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Brittany ,, Congratulation, with your featured poem of the week, have yourself a great day inspired by "YOU!" wishing you the best holidays 2 come ;-) always ~PD
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October 27, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Congrats on a piece that stands out regardless of a contest or not. Love it. Hugs Michael
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October 25, 2012 at 5:22 AM
Congratulations on your poem winning in ~SKAT~'s "Brokenness" contest Brittany. Love, Carol
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October 25, 2012 at 1:17 AM
CONGRATS BRITTANY ON WINNING AN HM FOR THIS AMAZING PIECE ON THEME LUV ..
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October 24, 2012 at 5:27 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you this morning Brittany. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol
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October 24, 2012 at 4:59 AM
Interesting piece here...We can always get back up and try again!! Would love for you to write more..regards INK-U-SCRIPT
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