Laura Breidenthal Poet Free verse

Plastic Truth

There is little love here
We are all just giggling gossipers
Seeking praise from one another 
Why do I resonate with such plastic truth?
How can I empathize with an evil flaw?

We are all stupefied mortals
Strung in with the same strands of death 
And even if I wanted,
I can never set myself apart from that
Unifying fact "We all have issues"

Yeah, drag me in with your empty exhilarations 
Your grouping condensations 
Look me in the eye when you say it
Make it personal 
Make us all laugh
Make us all hide
But we cannot deny
It's a human thing
We are sorely universal

And there may be love to be found here
When we lay all these truths down
So smile on 
And sail the next one 
Onto the open sea
To sink alone.... Focus on the next 
So the other star seems less bright 
As you burn on just a little longer more 
Only to die in the same waters
In the same engulfment of reality 
When you know longer can speak
While some other unreliable fool
Tells your story 
To other loveless fools

October 16, 2018

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Duke Beaufort November 5, 2018 at 10:12 AM Getting at the heart of the matter is not so easy, but you do. This is a TS Elliot quality of work Laura style. I think you should be famous. You might be the subject of classroom discussions and then you would really be under a microscope. I think you would withstand the scrutiny very well. Good job! Laura Breidenthal November 5, 2018 at 12:43 PM You made my day yet again my dear friend. Don't feel I deserve that high of praise, but I really appreciate it. Sending love your way. Kind regards, <3 ~Laura