Overgrown

Outwardly I love the outdoors
Internally I hold resentment

I hate the loneliness
Despise the isolation
Loathe the alienation
From the rest of humanity 

There is no escape
As one is incapable of flight
15 minutes to the nearest business
And 15 more to public transport 

I mutter to myself
As I wander this overgrown weed
That some refer to 
as a garden
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Roper Avatar
August 2, 2020 at 9:16 AM
Auden, congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve
Mishra Avatar
August 2, 2020 at 3:46 AM
Grerat use of metaphors for portraying heartfelt emotions Auden. Congratulations on your win!
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August 1, 2020 at 11:29 AM
- A little sad poem, Auden :) - Congratulations on your win :) - // Anne-Lise :)
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August 1, 2020 at 8:43 AM
Nice poem Auden.. It would have finished a lot higher, however, I did state in the contest instructions to include a date, or it would finish lower.. Please remember next time. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
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