Splintered

I splintered into a thousand brittle glass
You brandished a bamboo rag
And with one sweep
Wiped out my remains
To impertinent winds

I awoke feeling completely broken
But you've kept some tiny cuts
And will never return it.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Pigeon Tart Avatar
October 18, 2017 at 7:54 AM
Wow :) love this! xomo
Daniel Avatar
June 12, 2016 at 5:32 AM
I like the deep, sad thoughts expressed here, Gabby:)
A   Avatar
July 27, 2014 at 5:49 PM
Gabby, This happens to be an excellent poem, to have featured on the poetry soup's home page. Congratulations, enjoy having your poem featured this week. Always ~ LINDA ~
Callus Avatar
March 6, 2014 at 2:15 PM
lovely poem...touching. not everything ends completely... // paul
Mehta Avatar
February 9, 2014 at 7:50 AM
Very interesting theme and nice take on it. congrats on the win, nancy
Banda Avatar
January 30, 2014 at 5:13 PM
Very deep and inspiring. My first poem to read on poetry soup. Keep em comin Gabby
A  Avatar
January 30, 2014 at 2:09 PM
powerful and deep, Gabby Your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT
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January 30, 2014 at 12:56 PM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Gabby- I choose your first moving written poem :)- hope you will write many more in the future :) - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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