Unpublished Anonymous

I have stories in my heart I want to tell 
Some of people in paradise and others in hell
I know all the characters in my stories well
Some perish, while some are saved by the bell
The characters are just you and me in print
Described perfectly by thousands of words on ink
They maybe imagined, made up names and identities
But they are just like us, our situations and realities
Like God running the world and carrying out his plans
I forge words and create stories with twists and turns
Where paradise gets lost and hell breaks loose
Where no one can escape the blues
I am an artist; words are my paint as I sit and sketch
The reflection of humanity’s maddening stench
Brightly captured line after line on A4 paper canvas
Like a conductor I swing my fingers and make the alphabet dance
Heartbreaks all over and death in the end
In imagination as in reality, its hard to find a friend
Every man for himself and every woman abused
Even if you are Oprah or the queen, you still get used
Words are fun to merge, into sentences to tell tales
Compressing into pages, explaining why happiness fails
Dreams shattered in a tunnel, like the princess of Wales
People spreading viruses in beds and electronic mails
Like a chef I mix words as if they are ingredients
Cooking up manuscripts that have no recipients
I compose the truth in exaggerated prose
Enough to steal Shakespeare's glory, from right under his nose
My characters may not be close to fame just yet 
But they have more grit, than Romeo and Juliet
More complex than Shakespeare's Macbeth 
Best laid plans, matters of life and death
An unedited anthology of human tragedies 
An underground bible of life’s vanities 
With chapters and passages for my eyes only
Hopefully to one day inspire and comfort the lonely
When that day comes maybe I will be famous
But for now, I am unpublished anonymous
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Randebot24 Avatar
May 16, 2018 at 12:29 PM
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Kimathi Avatar
August 1, 2016 at 7:02 AM
A deep, powerful piece!! Congrats Jack, for your placement in the contest!! ;-)
U.D Palawon  Avatar
July 31, 2016 at 11:52 PM
Congrats, if only we could change the world with our writings, I do wish it happens....Sunita :)
Andresen Avatar
July 31, 2016 at 12:18 PM
- CONGRATULATIONS, JACK :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
Rycroft Avatar
July 31, 2016 at 11:18 AM
Congrats well deserved 1st xxx
Y. Avatar
July 31, 2016 at 9:35 AM
Hi Jack, Congratulations on your 1st place win: -) Alexis
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