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Poetry Ripped and Torn

From a hopeless heart
Out of stagnant minds
Comes essence of thought
A poem that never existed

Meaning little to most
A lot to few
Most hardly caring
Few grasping it endearingly

Tossed hither and to
From eye to brain
Wanting not to hear
Hearing only what's wanted

Caught desperately in self-center
Looking but not seeing
Trapped in frozen conformity
Loving thyself truly forever

Own words held greedily
Others held in contempt
By blinded singular minds 
On shaky rotting pedestals

Greatest poet's messages misunderstood
Open those damned doors
Slammed shut so long
Expand that critical matter

All are great poets
Minus silly literary rules
Man made archaic barriers
Passed on by you

Many critics hating God
When their knowledge combined
Such a minuscule comparison
Arrogance their idolized master

Copyright © 2014 Robert William Gruhn - All Rights Reserved

"A poem to me is the essence of any thought,
Being built from its foundation into tower scraping sky.
It can fly like no other bird to places never seen,
Even spaceships can only dream of taking its place."

© 2014 Robert William Gruhn

Copyright © Robert Gruhn | Year Posted 2014

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Keith Baucum Date: 8/29/2014 7:35:00 AM I really enjoyed this think you for reading my work Login to Reply

Robert Gruhn Date: 8/29/2014 12:42:00 AM pOETRY mY dEAR oNE sHOULD nOT bE jUDGED bY pOPULARITY cONTESTS aND cLIQUE gROUPS aS iS qUITE oBVIOUS oN tHIS sITE, i hAVE bEEN aWARDED mANY tIMES oVER tHE yEARS fOR mY pOETRY, bY rEAL jUDGES, aND yES, cLIQUE gROUPS, aS iS pREVALENT hERE, aRE cAPABLE oF mANUFACTURING vIEWS, tHAT iS wHAT cLIQUE gROUPS dO! aND i wOULD nEVER wANT mY pOEMS jUDGED tHAT wAY! tHE "ONLY SAD THING" iS tHAT tHESE POTD'S aND POTW'S aRE nOT jUDGED fOR qUALITY aND bRILLIANCE, bUT fOR hOW mANY hAVE rEAD iT? PATHETIC!!!!!! ;) Login to Reply

Eileen Manassian Date: 8/28/2014 8:33:00 PM This is a very powerful write with much truth here, my dear. Favoritism comes, at times in contests, but views, which determine POTD and POTW...Poem of day and week...cannot be manufactured. If people don't know you...they will not read you. You need to visit others or join contests to get people to notice. It is sad that you feel this way. I've often felt this way too. Keep writing! This is great stuff. Login to Reply