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The Poet Wears Polarized Glasses

The poet, he sat, with a pen in his hand, 
And cardboard, by the shop door,
And his eyes only saw the polarised view, 
Of what people chose to ignore,

The sight from his rug, from his holes in his jeans, 
The sight from his broken down hat,
Was of the emptiest people, buried in work, 
Living a life in combat,

Which had faded away the colour of fun, 
To his eyes they were all still at school,
They each did exactly what they were told, 
Chasing  the coin like a fool,

And he wrote what he saw beyond their dead eyes, 
He wrote from his cold concrete seat,
He wrote the things he loved about life, 
From his raw homeless spot on the street.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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February 15, 2018 at 1:23 PM
Awesome write Lewis!!! I love the way you tell a story with your poetry!!
Raynes Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 4:59 PM
Thank you Judy, i appreciate your compliments :)
Gupta Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 9:30 AM
Very well written ... Enjoyed your poem ...
Raynes Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 4:59 PM
Thank you Probir, i'm glad u enjoyed this write :)
Hauser  Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 8:19 AM
Love this!
Raynes Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 4:58 PM
Thankyou Mike
Pandit Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 7:04 AM
This is so brilliantly articulated. I see the picture of the poet in my mind..seeing the beauty of life missed in daily routines..by those less knowing than he. Excellent!
Raynes Avatar
February 15, 2018 at 4:58 PM
I think all poets look more into things around us, thank you for visiting Vijay
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