Frederic Parker Poet Free verse

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The Window

my eyes are open
no thoughts to disturb the silent space
the mind has become a void
where existence is only a breath
exhaling desolation and cold

I peek through curtains
to find the world alive
filled with noise and motion
the light outside, the dark inside
two worlds separated by a pane of glass
it reveals how thin the distance is
between yesterday and today
it all appears the same, trapped in a darkness 
that has finally bloomed like weeds
from a mold that entrenched itself long ago
when I was a frivolous farmer
consuming everything I grew
without care or reservation
not thinking of the dark husks
I left scattered on the empty fields
of my needs

tomorrow haunts me
and it has yet to arrive
I close the curtain
and cry,  where no one hears me


8/17/17

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Dean Wood August 20, 2017 at 5:34 PM "two worlds separated by a pane of glass" Frederic, this is what I would expect to read in a Premium winner! Wow! Truth be told, I have lived this. Other's say it is simple, just go outside. If only it were that easy. This is a powerfully moving piece of art. Congratulations on a well deserved win!

Janis Medders Tobechi August 20, 2017 at 2:21 PM Very moving. I have tear filled eyes. Congratulations

L. J. Carber August 20, 2017 at 12:15 PM You use of metaphor is exquisite, profound-- my highest compliment: I wish I had written this!

Line Gauthier August 20, 2017 at 9:25 AM Strong poem. Definitely a winner !!

Donna Roberts August 20, 2017 at 8:55 AM Open that window, let the breeze flow age is sage, plant a new blossom to grow! Congratulations fellow poet.

Glen Schwartz August 17, 2017 at 8:09 PM Great Write , so sad. To dread the coming of another day. I think we all feel this way at one time or another. But there is always hope :)

Heidi Sands August 17, 2017 at 10:51 AM A well written sad, lonely write, yet many can face this in their lives and reflect back on the past, worry about tomorrow, etc. Very well expressed in these words Frederic.