The Written Assurance of Life

Murmurs of doubt peel off the page
Lost lesions flee from snakeskin
An endless stymied spiral recedes
As coarse winds blow apart overgrown weeds

The scattered feelings of yesterday
Are embalmed from a smooth drifting marvel
Renewed to pursue this grand calling
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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October 26, 2012 at 5:12 AM
good images in this piece....enjoyed reading your poem this morning :)
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October 25, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Sorry for being late reading your excellent poetry Justin. I enjoyed reading it today. I wish I could keep up with all the poets here but I can't. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol
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October 25, 2012 at 5:20 AM
This was any thing but.
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