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Secrets hide in playgrounds Tall shadows for concealing Sandboxes glow all around Gloom feeds off feelings Bad dreams pose as fakes Old lies parade and glare Shame glosses most mistakes Loneliness mixes with despair Secrets hide in playgrounds Empty words drop and roll Silence screams clear and loud Sins and gin drink up lost souls Hearts burn on dirty grills Hope teeters on edge of display Promises tunnel into hills Tomorrow slides in another day Secrets hide in playgrounds Waiting patiently to be found March 13, 2018

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Heidi Sands

Date: 4/2/2018 7:08:00 AM

This is deep and sad, yet written well with a strong message :)

Susan Gentry
Date: 4/2/2018 5:21:00 PM

Thank you Heidi. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment.

Chris Green

Date: 3/22/2018 6:40:00 PM

This poem is dark, a bit lonely and very loud. What waits in the shadows of a place of fun...I really enjoyed this.

Susan Gentry
Date: 3/22/2018 8:24:00 PM

Good to hear. Thx so much for reading and commenting.

John Gondolf

Date: 3/22/2018 4:22:00 PM

By day children laugh and run in the playground and by night the reprehensible people lurk in the shadows. Nicely written, Susan. John

Susan Gentry
Date: 3/22/2018 8:23:00 PM

Thx John. Appreciate your comment.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/21/2018 3:17:00 PM

very interesting images using the playground area as the place for the secrets. For me, it's like painting full circle what happens in the home spills itself out on playgrounds , in how children behave, and also I imagine scenes from movies where some brutal things take place in the darkness of playgrounds at night!

Susan Gentry
Date: 3/21/2018 7:42:00 PM

Thank you. I'm so glad you took time to read and comment. Very much appreciated!

Rhoda Tripp

Date: 3/20/2018 7:01:00 PM

Very intriguing write! I love it! Without coming right out and saying it, you have painted a chilling scenario. Kudos!

Susan Gentry
Date: 3/21/2018 7:41:00 PM

Thank you Rhoda! You are very kind.

Mick Talbot

Date: 3/19/2018 10:19:00 PM

Hope I am not reading to much into this, but what I am getting is secrets of the worse kind? A very subtle way of expressing what could be. Subtle, and powerful, well penned! Mick

Susan Gentry
Date: 3/20/2018 7:26:00 AM

Appreciate you reading and your nice comments about, yes, secrets of the worse kind.

Viv Wigley

Date: 3/14/2018 2:40:00 AM

Sounds like a lot of parents standing on buried dark secrets, Susan. A fine write. Viv x

Susan Gentry
Date: 3/20/2018 7:19:00 AM

Thanks for reading and commenting.

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 3/13/2018 5:36:00 AM

I found the metophor to be odd yet fascinating. I quite enjoyed reading this piece and the somber mood of it.

Susan Gentry
Date: 3/20/2018 7:18:00 AM

Thank you Richard.