Life, with Verses left unwritten, stands tall...

The key turned in the lock—a familiar sound…
The door sighed… just as we once sighed
Over lines of old and bitter rhymes profound,
So, gift, oh gift this loneliness till dawn’s light,
Love, with verses left unwritten, unbound…

Steps on the stairs like notes—a rise, then fall…
Words, doomed to the page, as if to the block, lie still!
I became the executioner of lines, killing all…
This pain, this bitterness… countless lines to fulfill—
Life, with verses left unwritten, stands tall.

Life, with verses left unwritten, stands tall…
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Agustin Avatar
August 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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August 6, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Thank you for your warm comment. This poem opens the musical triptych «The Silence» (2018) by Live Wind, whose artistic concept you can explore more deeply on Bandcamp and SoundCloud by searching for the poem's title. Wishing you God's help from holy Diveyevo.
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