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Oh Smithereens...

Oh, your skin, your skin and bones… Such a fine paste, I can’t -I can’t separate the lines. Where do I go from here? There are so so many questions. And unopened letters on a desk I don’t recognize. Smithereens, smitten, A system? Will I find the gems? Lit sequins fashion a butterfly, and knit secrets wind around my neck. Protection? Possession. You, kitten, define so many lives. A witness. Where are you pushing me? Cause I want a gilded phoenix, I make it static and stayed. My name was freedom, but I bought the cage. Burn, and burn and burn and black, red, dust, go. This is not the news, the story broke when I shut it off. And now I twist and sigh, never rewind the tape. Just play, never rewinding the tape, play play play.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 5/8/2024 11:16:00 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet 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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Date: 2/12/2016 10:02:00 PM
JENIFER, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. LOVE LINDA
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Date: 5/19/2009 10:00:00 AM
Yes!!..this is writing at its finest..gritty and moving..I love this piece..bravo!
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