Dancing With Description - Poetry Contest Entry

Crushed under a stone's weight,
A burden carried far too long.
For nothing.

What was said or done cannot be undone,
And "sorry" seemed too simple.

Instead, you cling to the most useless of emotions,
And crawl under a concrete quilt of guilt.




Written Nov. 7, 2015 by Doug (Doogles) Long for PoetrySoup.com contest
"Dancing With Description"
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Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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February 12, 2016 at 9:41 PM
Doug, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
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November 7, 2015 at 7:01 PM
Doug, WOW, that is some dance, sad yet like Autumn's fall. Love SKAT
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