Victor Apeanyo Jr. Poet Lyric

Emptyness

A place still lies
Lonely and untouched
Every night it cries
Seeking for its walls to be patched

A place still lies
But dead in its self
With broken memories
And an empty shelf

I struggle to find myself
In the midst of all the strife
But above me a cloud of darkness
So thick, full of sadness

The place will still lie
But not utter a cry
It shall continue to die
Because no one asked why

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Poet Destroyer A February 16, 2016 at 2:30 PM awesome poem. LINDA

James Fraser September 20, 2009 at 7:10 AM Congratulations on your lovely poetry being featured this week>>James

Sue Mason September 17, 2009 at 7:33 PM Sounds like the description of the place in NY where the twin towers stood or perhaps, it is your heart ... smile ... beautiful writing here, Victor and a well-deserved selection to be a feature this week on PoetrySoup. Congratulations!

Adeleke Adeite September 17, 2009 at 9:50 AM Congratulations friend, on having your poem featured this week. Please keep writing. Great you my African bro!Ghana is fast becoming the Giant of Africa, I would love you to write a poem on that great country... I mourn for my country Nigeria but I know it will be well.... Adeleke

Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen September 16, 2009 at 4:33 AM Congratulations, Victor, on having your well-written poem featured this week. It behooves the reader to ask, "Why?" Keep those words flowing. Big Smile, Dane Ann

Raul Moreno September 15, 2009 at 1:54 AM Victor, congrats on having your work featured...Raul

Doris Culverhouse September 14, 2009 at 3:42 PM congrats on being a featured artist!!

Carol Sunshine Brown September 14, 2009 at 3:57 AM Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Victor. Love, Carol

Raul Moreno May 3, 2009 at 11:40 AM Victor, my belated congrats in making the semi finals...Raul

Sue Mason April 22, 2009 at 9:33 AM Congratulations on your "first round survivor" write ... smile ... and good luck in the contest, Victor!

Nadia Shahwan April 20, 2009 at 7:01 AM Great poem. One thing: pls replace sadness with emptyness in your stanza because of two reasons: first- the title needs to dwell a line, second- a cloud of dakness explains the fact fo sadness itself. Beautiful lyric.

Karena Brown April 18, 2009 at 5:37 PM Congrats on making it to thru to the 1st round. Sad poem...very deep... keep doing what you're doing. :-)

Carol Sunshine Brown April 9, 2009 at 1:23 PM Congratulations on your poetry making it in the semi finals. Wishing you the best of luck in the finals Victor. Love, Carol

Michael Jordan April 5, 2009 at 10:09 AM Victor - Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round, best of luck in the finals – God Bless, MJ

Adeleke Adeite April 4, 2009 at 8:23 PM this is awesome. concise yet thought provoking... I read passion in every line. please tell me what the place is... you are great . hope to read more of your work.congrat on a well deseverd first round survival. wishing you all the best in the finals. love Leke

Sara Zahed August 29, 2008 at 3:34 PM A poem that expresses what most passed through...Sometimes loneliness strikes so severely, yet we continue to search and find the right place....Hoping you'd have more nice days...Sara...

Sharon Winter August 29, 2008 at 9:39 AM Aw, this is so sad and lonely. It is a feeling many of us have been through. Your last line really got to me. Very well expressed. Wishing you happier days. Love, Shar