Gregory Richard Barden Poet Free verse

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Cost of the Creative

oh, yes ...

yes, I have ...
I've had them ... those moments
the deep, desperate, rare moments ...
"straight-from-a-movie" moments
of romance and melancholy

where the violins and violas and
cellos pull on your heart ...
forlorn music reaching down into your viscera
to yank at your soul in tyranny ...
heart-wrenching moments of
exquisite agony -

where the core burns, the hairs all
stand, the eyes close, and you're lost
to the consequence ...
brief, beautiful, tender instances that
you hold for a lifetime -
that shine like jeweled beacons among
the mists of the mundane ...

oh, how blessed I've been ... and how cursed
for this gift of creativity that so
many envy, is but a facade for the dark, dire
truth of the sensitive spirit -
we feel deeper, look deeper, wish deeper, love
deeper, and hurt ... so much deeper ...

I am thankful for those moments, for
they are precious ...
but there is a dear and diabolical price to pay
and it comes without music
in the dead ...

of night.







~ 2nd Place ~  in the "Writing Challenge 1, August 2019 - Just Write" Poetry Contest, Dear Heart, Judge & Sponsor.

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Carol Mitra March 26, 2021 at 6:19 PM Yes we plunge into the depths of soul...Congrats on your win Gregory...Best wishes...Take care

Peter Rees September 7, 2019 at 12:49 PM Almost in tears. Yes, the sensitive spirit - it can surely hurt. Perfectly expressed. Thank you. Gregory Richard Barden October 1, 2019 at 6:32 PM Oh, thank you SO much for this, Peter, it means a great deal - your opinion is one I value, my friend. Blessings! :o)

John Hamilton August 14, 2019 at 4:40 PM Rock band at 10...well you are a special one eh! Back for another read...better than the first time, congrats on a fine win! Gregory Richard Barden August 28, 2019 at 4:54 PM Thank you so very much, John, your kind comments are always so appreciated! Blessings, Friend! :o)

Kurt Ravidas August 14, 2019 at 5:56 AM Oh, heart-wrenching moments of exquisite agony! It is hard to tell better about the impressions of this poem. And about your poetry at all) Conrats, Greg. It's so, hm, exquisite :3 Gregory Richard Barden August 28, 2019 at 4:53 PM Many kind thanks to you, Kurt, I'm happy you enjoyed my poem. Blessings to you for this wonderful comment, my friend! :o) <3

Constance La France August 12, 2019 at 7:31 PM Greg congratulations on your win in my writing challenge with this wonderful write and I love your image too Gregory Richard Barden August 28, 2019 at 4:52 PM Thank you so much, Constance, I'm so pleased you enjoyed my write and found it worthy of placement. Blessings, Dear Poet! :o) <3

Jeanne Mcgee August 12, 2019 at 7:28 PM Oh, how blessed and how cursed...yes, it is the way. Congrats Gregory on your top win. Gregory Richard Barden August 28, 2019 at 4:51 PM Many kind thanks to you, Jeanne - blessings! :-) <3

Beautiful Scars August 12, 2019 at 6:08 PM great poem Gregory! congrats on your placement ;)-luloo Gregory Richard Barden August 28, 2019 at 4:51 PM Thank you so much, Lu Loo! :-) <3

Kim Rodrigues August 8, 2019 at 5:57 PM Gripping emotion. Battling the uniqueness of heart...embracing it when you realize it is good to be different and ohhh a romantic! Be blessed! Fave! Gregory Richard Barden August 11, 2019 at 2:23 AM Amen, Kim, and so well-phrased ... my mom, sensing I was "different" from an early age, always helped me appreciate my "unique-ness", even when bullied at school ... when I WAS bullied, I became all the more bold and overt, and had a rock band at the age of ten that played for crowds of over 3,000. Thanks to her I never saw it as a negative. Blessings and thanks, Dear Poet!

John Hamilton August 8, 2019 at 1:47 PM OOOH G, this one speaks to me, majestic writing! Gregory Richard Barden August 11, 2019 at 2:20 AM Many kind thanks, Brother - blessings! :o)

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart August 8, 2019 at 8:43 AM Such is society's need for the artists, the poets, they carry and express the human experience through our history. Lovely piece my friend. Hugs <3 xomo Gregory Richard Barden August 11, 2019 at 2:19 AM Indeed, you are right, Maureen - and thank you so much for the wonderful comments! Blessings! :o) <3