Lifes' Tapestry Poet Free verse

Deserve

DESERVE

Deserve- that in which we use to critique our life's ways
a way to hold back our existence 
to project a negative
and cease the positive intake

Deserve - the breath we don't take 
as life is critical and cruel
A risk we avoid
A praise we reject
A life unlived by definition of the term

Deserve - the animosity within that deprives us of beauty
a vast cavernous region of self loathing
unfathomable entities that we must surpass to succeed
striving for more - better

Deserve - enraptures a lustful desire to withdraw and hide
shades of veils, impenetrable walls of denial
vulnerabilities and nakedness
the exposure of truth - internalised
we hide - we die

Deserve - you deserve all that you have
you deserve the power from recognition
and you deserve forgiveness
forgiveness of self, of others; which cannot be attained
but self as best it can

Deserve - Deserve - Deserve
Angered by such a dismissal I am
so wondrous in 'sup-prose'
you ...
your inner musings, 
your lexical landscape
your shy confidence
self depreciating 

You DESERVE more

Deserve - embrace, reclaim, rejoice
recognise the wealth my versifying friend
the promise in the scroll of a pen
the battle within let it bleed across the page 
and cleanse with deliberate introspection 
stand tall...

for my friend - you DESERVE it all

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Darlene De Beaulieu November 8, 2018 at 2:25 PM Hello Lifes Tapestry, this poem is deep with meaning.Wow! Have a nice day my friend. Darlene De Beaulieu November 9, 2018 at 5:53 PM You are welcomed. Lifes' Tapestry November 9, 2018 at 9:54 AM Thanks

Gordon Mcconnell October 31, 2018 at 6:28 PM Fine piece so well penned with great imagery and nice rhyme. Blessings,Gordon

Connie Marcum Wong October 31, 2018 at 2:27 PM I have been there and come out the other side triumphant. "the promise in the scroll of a pen the battle within let it bleed across the page and cleanse withdeliberate introspection stand tall..." A magnificent write going into my faves! Blessings and Aloha, Connie : )

Wendy Nipas October 31, 2018 at 12:49 PM Beautiful! What a nice way to encourage a friend. Beautiful words.

White Wolf October 20, 2018 at 12:14 AM Much truth lies in thy words. Loved every verse, especially the last one which did touch beautifully. But, I'll only touch the surfaces on this. We'll talk another day in detail. (SERVE & VERSE) ~~~/|\~~~ This one I will however add to my faves, I supprose. Lifes' Tapestry October 20, 2018 at 8:39 AM ohhh you 'sup-prose' much hahahaha

Chris Green October 18, 2018 at 11:02 AM This wonderful crafted piece of writing bellows in echoes of anger if I am reading this correctly. And if I am not, sorry. What do any of us deserve? We either earn it or we don't. I guess in some cases what is earned is not delivered and therefore the term "deserve" comes up. But I have heard so many claim they deserve something just because. Because what? You though my friend do deserve to receive accolades for this amazing piece of writing. So, bravo! This was fantastic. Lifes' Tapestry October 18, 2018 at 12:35 PM Thank you Anger is correct for a fine man of late believes he deserves nothing in the context epitomising loss of living life - I wanted to call this an elegy - say good bye to the imprisoning concept of deserve - and live - just a truth to a kindred soul