Submitting Poetry

Pride never kept me off my knees
It was mostly about the injustice
of unrequited love
We are the smoke of unheard prayers
Children sending telegrams
over the black oceans of death
Children running to the post office
to ask for miracles...
Pride never kept me off my knees
My existence is highly improbable
I am waiting with sweaty palms
for the ink that will set me free
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Sirak Avatar
November 26, 2014 at 4:36 AM
Wow!!! What an entry to the soup! Love 'the smoke of unheard prayers' and the last line. I have always thought writing was the best therapy.
Lochner Avatar
November 26, 2014 at 4:41 AM
thank you for your comment Monterey :)
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November 26, 2014 at 1:03 AM
Thank you for featuring this poem :)
Adams Avatar
November 21, 2014 at 9:13 AM
It will come, Martin, it will come. Writing is the catharsis for healing and rediscovery of self. Write on!
Lochner Avatar
November 26, 2014 at 12:58 AM
Thank you Cona!
Guillermo - Fraser Avatar
November 19, 2014 at 8:45 AM
love the increasing intensity of each line the ladt line us a wow.. love the phrase smoke of unheard prayers.. :) indeed writing is both healthy to the heart Nd mind.. :) i can see that this the very first poem you sybmitted here very appropriate.. wrting somehow liberates us in so many ways... welcome here.. :) been atound here more than two years now . i leatnrd a lot bout poetry here and gain some good friends here.. :) welcome! keep writing!! hope you can check my CHARM OF POETRY! :)
Lochner Avatar
November 19, 2014 at 9:02 AM
Thank you for your comment and I will be visiting you soon
Andresen Avatar
November 17, 2014 at 2:19 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup, Martin - I choose your first deep and well written poem - Nice to meet you! - Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- Be kind and keep PoetrySoup as a haven -(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you for posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
Lochner Avatar
November 19, 2014 at 6:10 AM
Appeciated and enjoying the poetry.
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November 17, 2014 at 12:20 AM
Lyric Man and Darlene I want to thank you for your comments. Cannot wait to read your work. Martin
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November 14, 2014 at 8:06 AM
Martin, I enjoyed reading your poem, and let nothing keep you off your knees. A 7 from me. God is Good, Darlene
Lochner Avatar
November 17, 2014 at 12:22 AM
God is good. Thank you. Cannot wait to read your work!
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