John Lawless Poet Free verse

Still Me

“Don’t look back
you’re not going that way”….
seems I’m not going
in the other direction
either…..well….slowly
exceedingly slowly….
My quick retorts come
too late to be
appropriate
too loud to be
ignored.
Few know
the depth
of unseen scars.


©12/28/2018 

for Brainy Brevity Poetry Contest
sponsor – Maureen McGreavy

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Connie Marcum Wong January 5, 2019 at 7:30 PM This is excellent John! Congratulations on your First Place Trophy win! : )

Darlene De Beaulieu January 4, 2019 at 7:03 PM Hello John, going through all these things you are still you. have a nice evening my friend.

Line Gauthier January 3, 2019 at 7:47 PM Bravo, John. Congrats on your well deserved gold medal.

Andrew Fairchild January 3, 2019 at 7:07 PM Oh, WOW! This is fantastic! Congratulations! I am reminded of my wife, who had a mental health diagnosis -- this is just how the 1fight went for her, some days. You not just Da MAN! You da POET!

Jan Allison January 3, 2019 at 6:29 PM so powerfully penned John the final few lines hit so hard, if only people could see what is going on inside a person's head they wouldn't be so quick to judge:-( many congrats on your trophy win:-) hugs Jan xx

P.S. Awtry January 3, 2019 at 11:11 AM “too late to be appropriate too loud to be ignored” O my this is good! Congratulations on your trophy win!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 3, 2019 at 9:02 AM This was an exceedingly difficult contest to judge, the top three especially. I had to sleep on it; it was yours that crawled deepest under my skin. John, congratulations on your well deserved first place, a trophy and a fave :) xomo! Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 3, 2019 at 12:32 PM Meh, slept like a log ~dreaming of the log driver's waltz ;) John Lawless January 3, 2019 at 10:16 AM Thank you so much for the high praise and placement Mo. Hope it didn't keep you up too long, tossing and turning.

Constance La France December 28, 2018 at 9:50 AM John, well this is just wonderfully penned, yes those unseen scars can cause havoc, best of luck in the contest ~ John Lawless January 3, 2019 at 10:14 AM Sorry for the delay in responding....sorta got lost in the insanity of the holidays. Usually as far as it goes is people asking "what's wrong with that guy>"