Unarmed

Why am I here Sending words out into the universe Disregarding or abiding by poetic rules Being judged or discarded What would I lose if I disappeared I have a nom de plume So a puff of smoke is not required To erase me from existence But I am a name And I am a person I write due to an overload of feelings Reaching a point of overwhelm in life Needing to be cathartically extricated by expression I'm not here to be the next big thing I wasn't a poet before and I may not be after I'm just at a point in time Vulnerable ever vulnerable That doesn't change My words Aren't weapons My words Are my way forward This is what I hope and pray And I try to have faith That I'll be safe here I am not armour plated My bet is, no *poet is *person writing poetry

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Mark Toney

Date: 4/8/2023 9:38:00 PM

Thank you for sharing your heart with us, DD. A Fav Poem for me. You've posted close to 400 poems since joining the Soup last December. When your muse ignites verse that excites ... You're a poet!

Di11y Da11y
Date: 4/8/2023 10:22:00 PM

Thank you Mark - making up for lost time when I didn't share how I felt

Paul Willason

Date: 4/8/2023 4:37:00 PM

Greatest challenge is to become vulnerable, always painful, unnerving, fearful. Unfortunately sometimes its the only way to grow as the wisdom in your poem expresses perfectly. Good poem to read first thing in my morning.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 4/8/2023 10:25:00 PM

Thanks Paul, I'm not sure I ever really steel myself even when I'm in control of the situation. I'm pinning quite a lot on poetry, so we'll see how it goes

Speaks Volumes

Date: 4/8/2023 4:30:00 PM

The feeling I got from your poem deserves a favorite. Best wishes.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 4/8/2023 10:26:00 PM

Thank you Wen x

Speaks Volumes

Date: 4/8/2023 4:28:00 PM

Dilly Dilly..oops I mean Dilly Dally, I once read that we may forget what people say, but we never forget the way they made us feel..... If your poems self destructed after the reader had done with them, the feeling obtained would still live on.. and the emotion permeated by this and many of your beautifully wise poems will remain indelibly embossed on the pages of Soup forever more.

Di11y Da11y
Date: 4/8/2023 10:29:00 PM

Lovely comment Wen, powered by the fact we've become friends. I do write about headlights and plungers you know haha :D

John Oldham

Date: 4/8/2023 4:25:00 PM

Keep writing, DD. Catharsis is good for the the poet. Take Care - john

Di11y Da11y
Date: 4/8/2023 10:31:00 PM

Thank you John, I can't imagine stopping but I regularly think if I encounter anything online I can't deal with I'll just walk away. Easier said than done