If Tears Were Poetry

If tears were poetry, 
my words would flow
in a constant stream
onto the dampened paper,
running together in a blur
of forever promises
and hoped for futures

But alas they are merely
salt stained lines
in sorrowed cursive fonts,
drenched in phrased sadness,
falling from my eyes,
flooding the cracks
of my broken heart

If tears were poetry,
I would be a poet
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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November 2, 2016 at 12:27 AM
A nice poem ... Little lines providing rich feelings ...
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November 2, 2016 at 7:20 AM
Thank you so very much my friend. I am happy you enjoyed this one
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November 1, 2016 at 5:12 PM
Wonderful write Chris, loved loved loved it, oh did i say I loved this poem? Loved it!A7
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November 1, 2016 at 5:15 PM
Thanks so very much John. I appreciate your kind thoughts my friend. Yes, I believe you did say you loved it. :)
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November 1, 2016 at 3:18 PM
YOU ARE INDEED A POET. Sensational writing! Chris. Lainey.
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November 1, 2016 at 3:33 PM
Thanks so much Lainey, I appreciate your kind thoughts and encouraging words.
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November 1, 2016 at 1:32 PM
To be a good poet, I think having strong feelings is a prerequisite. How could you describe the feelings of loss and sadness so well if you hadn't experienced them. A very touching poem, Chris, and beautifully penned.
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November 1, 2016 at 1:55 PM
Thank you Carolyn, so very much for your wonderful comment. I am thrilled you enjoyed this and paid a visit to my page today. I truly appreciate the kindness you have shown me. Thank you again.
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November 1, 2016 at 1:07 PM
You truly are a poet Chris. Your tears fall through you pen allowing us to feel along with you.
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November 1, 2016 at 1:19 PM
Thank you so much Tim for your wonderful comment and your encouragement always. I only write what I feel at the time, I know of no other way of doing this. I am happy you liked this one.
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November 1, 2016 at 11:42 AM
Words defining emotion is in of itself poetry. Yours do Chris...
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November 1, 2016 at 12:06 PM
Thanks so much Charlie. I appreciate your comments.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:47 AM
I love free verse and you do it soooo well - a 7! Very emotional, my kind of write. WTG...rg
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November 1, 2016 at 10:57 AM
Thank you so very much Rhoda for your uplifting and smile producing comments. I am happy you enjoyed this one today.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:39 AM
No doubt you're a poet Chris, when your poetry sheds the sadness of tears, we feel them too. To me, that is outstanding poetry.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:45 AM
Thanks so much Paloma for your always gracious and encouraging comments. Coming from someone I truly admire, this means a lot.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:14 AM
I am going to say what was already said. Chris, you are already a poet. I feel your sadness in many things you write. I think it is great you can process it with such beautiful poetry. Take care.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:44 AM
Thank you so much Heidi, I do let me emotion lead the way when I write. I am happy you enjoyed this one today and left such nice words for me.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:13 AM
I just love these closing lines ... "flooding the cracks of my broken heart If tears were poetry, I would be a poet" ... and BTW, you are a Poet, but I think you already knew that :)
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November 1, 2016 at 10:41 AM
Thanks so much Kurt for your kind words today. Sometimes I think I am and sometimes I wonder what the hell am I doing. I do appreciate your visit and I am thrilled you liked this one.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:04 AM
You are both Poet and Human...Tears...We should never let tears of sadness steal our joy..Sometimes we really have to fight our tears..especially if they are tears for people who do not deserve to watch them fall....I can feel sadness in this post..yet the beauty of words too.
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November 1, 2016 at 10:39 AM
Thank Charmaine, sometimes it just happens and there is nothing I can do about it. But, if I had not felt love I would not know what it feels like to lose it, so I guess that is a good thing. A really good thing is these kind words you always leave for me, they always bring a smile with them.
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November 1, 2016 at 9:57 AM
This visually ...stimulating... writing... in this piece ....is so flipping.... realistic. (REALISM) Down to the last visual detail... This is truly art at its finest!!!!
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November 1, 2016 at 1:06 PM
:)
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November 1, 2016 at 12:39 PM
it's all you... you are truely gifted...you don't need validation....little poem.. my arse....
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November 1, 2016 at 10:35 AM
Wow Holly, what a fantastic comment on my little poem. You should see this smile I am now wearing. :) Thanks so very much my artistic friend.
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