Stranger
Unwritten Absence Poetry Contest.
Stranger
Maybe, the unwritten absence in my poetry
is the stranger in me you do not see
The fear I feel, yet people call me courageous
The dreams I made and haven't met, outrageous
The hidden love, waiting to be expressed
To someone who doesn't know, at best
That sunset, I forgot to stop and see
The message I missed, as the river passed by me
The loneliness from this absence, as I roam
thinking it is due to my empty home
The longing restlessness of being caged
Screaming for freedom from war that's waged
Time to turn unwritten secrets into striking words
Then, fly away silently with the birds
To make a new lively presence known,
To know that on paper the truth is shown
Heidi Sands
9/20/23
Placed 2nd
Copyright © Heidi Sands | Year Posted 2023
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