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(inhale) aim, undetermined ... what purpose do I serve? what is poetry’s primal essence?!? my words only cover pages that ghost the spaces of better intention ... that garland upon my brow bleeds 'neath the clawing shadows of naked branches, thorns twisted and braided with the lightness of feathers, and pressed with poetic care to let my red ruin run ... it drips with the weight of indifference and careless consideration, and clots about my feet ... cold witness, there, the moon - it's visage smiles from the surface of my weeping veins, puddled ... such impeccable beauty there in the coagulating remnants of my mortality ... and though it's a lie - just the mirrored image of the heavenly beauty that daubs the great expanse, it is enough ... sufficient grace to squeeze the last languorous gasp from these tired, grateful lungs ... LIFE, I love you with my being ... your breathtaking elegance and your exquisite pain, and I am naught but blessed to have simply ... breathed. (exhale)

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Ink Empress

Date: 5/11/2024 10:20:00 PM

This is so beautiful how youv expressed throughout with exquisite diction and flow of words, woven in the most eloquent manner using also seamless alliterations and the ending especially is so very soulful! Along with “ clawing shadows of naked branches, thorns twisted and braided with the lightness of feathers, and pressed with poetic care to let my red ruin run ...” how descriptive! And well woven! Pleasure reading this!

Gregory Richard Barden
Date: 5/13/2024 2:16:00 AM

Thank you PE for this marvelously thoughtful and kind comment - it means more than I can express, as I get very few comments here since I haven’t been active on a daily basis, (and I understand that whole process). I’m so happy you enjoyed this, as I work very hard on imagery and meaning. I have the first of a three-book deal being launched in June, so I’m very excited about that - I doubt I would’ve ever had a book if I’d had to self-publish, I’m just poorly motivated for that organizational stuff, lol. Blessings to you, and thanks again! <3