Reason A. Poteet Poet Free verse

Scars of Deceit

Reader, be warned by deep scars - deceit.
If you must fight to have your own way,
pause on occasion to consider, 
what do I want to know? 

May 8, 2019


written for Liberum Divisa Poetry Contest by Gregory R. Barden
a four-line stanza from my earlier piece, With Regret written December 24, 2012

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Connie Marcum Wong May 25, 2019 at 7:11 PM A wonderful expression of self reflection Reason. Congratulations on your win! : ) Reason A. Poteet May 25, 2019 at 7:14 PM Thank you, Connie, I value your opinion and appreciate the remark very much.

Eve Roper May 24, 2019 at 2:25 PM Well done, Reason, congratulations on your 3rd place win. Hugs Eve Reason A. Poteet May 24, 2019 at 8:55 PM I thank you, Eve, for your time and effort to read and reply to my piece. Greg Barden has been offering most unusual contests, the poem within a poem genre. Back when poems were much longer, I used to memorize only certain stanzas that had special meaning.