Lawrence Sharp Poet Free verse

The Bitter Seed

I fear for you,
much as I fear for me
or for others like me
who may be here
for longer than I’d like to be.
But more than that,
I fear for you
nearly as much as I fear you.
The world so big
and overpowering and cruel,
and you so small
and young and exposed.
We’ve ruined you, I think,
and all that we’ll leave you
is just as badly ruined.
I fear for me
as I fear for those like me,
and I fear for you,
but more than that,
how sickeningly I fear you.

15th Match 2019

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Vickie Hurtt - Thayer March 29, 2019 at 11:35 AM Wow...Love this deep and dark write. Very thought provoking...Vickie. Lawrence Sharp March 30, 2019 at 6:28 AM Thank you, Vickie, very pleased that you enjoyed, and very happy to have you here. Thank you for stopping by, appreciated.

Silent One March 24, 2019 at 7:13 AM DAmn.. this one is deep.. Lawrence Sharp March 24, 2019 at 10:14 AM Thanks for stopping by, SO, very pleased if it speaks to you.

Mystic Rose Rose March 24, 2019 at 6:07 AM Sharp is the sword that points to fear and yet its one of the most humanistic emotions on earth. Its our innocents that we must protect , against fear and wayward energy. Your writes are riveting. Have a great day Lawrence.. Lawrence Sharp March 24, 2019 at 10:14 AM Thank you, Pix, very pleased that you liked it, good to have you here.

Robert Lindley March 19, 2019 at 5:03 AM We are to leave the world a better place than we found it. Sadly we are not doing that as its caretakers. As poets we are especially driven to want to do that but question is, are we doing that? Your deeply woven poem certainly questions what we may leave behind my friend.. A fav.. Lawrence Sharp March 20, 2019 at 10:52 AM Thank you, my friend, always pleased by your commendations.

Brandy Nicole March 15, 2019 at 9:58 PM So true!!! It's frightening when you fear yourself. Humans have made moments this way. Fearful, scary and tragic. Deep and powerful are your words. ~ Brandy Lawrence Sharp March 16, 2019 at 2:11 AM Thanks, Brandy, very pleased if you got something from it. Every generation leaves the next one more angry and more destructive, I guess.

Nette Onclaud March 15, 2019 at 3:44 PM wow, starkly rendered with an undercurrent of despair.. i hope not, lawrence!...huggs Lawrence Sharp March 16, 2019 at 2:07 AM Good to see you, Nette, thanks for read and comment.

Vijay Pandit March 15, 2019 at 6:59 AM The essence of your poem I found in these lines. Lawrence: But more than that, I fear for you nearly as much as I fear you. A deeper message I read in your poem..one about the effects of sowing bad and evil. Cleverly communicated. Lawrence Sharp March 15, 2019 at 12:51 PM Thanks for visit and comment, my friend, support always appreciated.