Iris Blade Poet Free verse

Forgotten Lost

I'm a kaleidoscope of unwanted colors
A maze of stars across the sky
A hidden map that leads to nowhere

And I’m okay with that
For I know you
Must be lost to be found

And you must 
lose your way
To find it again

And I have forgotten
But that simply means
I will remember

I am a love letter written backwards
A dictionary questioning meaning
A fire burning in the rain.

I am a question 
Never asked
Never answered

For I don’t know 
How or when
Or why

I simply know
I must and
I won’t

I am a wheel turning backwards
A leaf flying in the air
A flash flood on a July morning

Something impossible
Yet
Plausible

Some mystery
Where no clue is 
Found.

Cause I’m still lost
Still impossible
Still forgotten

But like a rainstorm on the desert
Like a lightning strike in the dirt
Like footsteps in dust

I will be found
And impossibly
Remembered.

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Agnes Krampe November 4, 2017 at 7:14 AM The first line drew me in. I love the paradoxical images, Iris - your poem gives lots to think about and invites to be reread. Iris Blade November 6, 2017 at 3:17 PM Thank you Agnes! I am glad you took notice of this poem. Kaleidoscope is one of my favorite words, so I used it in the first line.

Charmaine Chircop November 2, 2017 at 2:18 PM I will be found but impossibly remembered-That line struck a chord.You will be remembered by your loved ones..I hopeeveryone will be.What a fantastic poem. Iris Blade November 2, 2017 at 2:50 PM Thank you so much! I am glad you connected. Have a nice day!

Darren White November 2, 2017 at 5:38 AM Oh Iris, how beautifully you write, the first and last stanza are little gems, oh really everything else is too. You will be remembered Iris Blade November 2, 2017 at 8:48 AM Thank you so much Darren! I love your writing style as well and your comments are always magnificent. I hope I will be remembered for my words.