Poet Destroyer A Poet Dramatic Verse

Wallpaper

WALLPAPER

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Paper Thin
Cut down to any size,
Crumble, crop me wrong 
Pull the insulation from my heart.
Never will I be "A Paper Doll!"
Thank you for calling me a "Friend!"
Thank you for wasting  my "time!"
Enjoy the WALLPAPER display
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Layers and layers of lifeless brick
KEEPS EVERYTHING OUT! 
Emotional poster boards of doubt 
Envious fiberglass green never seen
Yuletide Carols warped around my energy
Merry and full of acrylic sh!t-
Hand full of putty maintains the makeup on my face
Arts and crafts display my inner fancy grace
Heavy installed Sheetrock so easily replaced

Tough paint chips away silently through the night
Rigid boards transform into fragile crystal light
The greatest illusion blinding reality 
Smooth Tiger Skin, texture of orange simple peel  
Beautiful mud swirl, L'Oreal.
Gypsum soft enough you want to touch

Dark walls of a thousand words
A plasterboard of discordant grey notes
Blots and clots of ink, enslave my skin  
Colorless drywall, resilient to your charms  

Printed designs of cleverly decorated lipstick 
Morbid shadows underneath the ceiling veil
A double coat of Pacific Waterproof Blue-
Printing bags from -- YESTERDAY!

Plastered wounds of cement dry and roughens along the edge
A human-made barrier, not even God comes in.

by;PD

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Debbie Guzzi July 16, 2015 at 2:45 PM Excellent shot gun delivery of internal rhyme, fine unique use of metaphor as well. Keep them coming Linda. Light & Love

Maurice Yvonne September 9, 2014 at 6:01 AM did you ever consider publishing your own work.

Cherl Dunn January 22, 2014 at 8:28 PM You will never be wallpaper to me, your an outstanding human being, whom captures her reader with a genuine honesty and wonderment that is marvelous. i am blessed to call you a friend. cheri

Benu P Guragain December 31, 2013 at 4:36 AM How we see things depends on how we perceive things.. You have perceived wallpaper wisely.. poetic one

K K Iloduba Jnr December 27, 2013 at 2:26 PM Don't know wat to say!

Wayland Bunch December 24, 2013 at 4:51 AM Yes and the wall protects us from the world, but then the only enemies we have left are guilt, denial, depression, the list goes on, but ultimately it means our own mind becomes the greatest enemy. Great work.

Roger Horsch November 30, 2013 at 4:18 PM Linda, I just love how you write with so much description. This is one of my favorites....With love always....Roger

Poet. Undertaker November 21, 2013 at 7:40 PM Linda could i retain the name NEW SANTA CLAUS.Your suggestions please. (: ) Jenish.

Fatima Nusairat November 21, 2013 at 6:57 PM Congrats on ur top poem. Loved it ..Fatima <3

Anna-Marie Docherty November 17, 2013 at 6:04 AM Beautiful and right up my street where writing is concerned. Love your metaphorical descriptions used... Well done - goes straight to my favs!

Don Johnson November 17, 2013 at 1:03 AM shades of bog on the old cars hide, shiny still as off she rides, a coat of jam until, she shines brightly still, no head on suicides,,, the thrill, denied... love it p.d. babe...

Johnny Rhinem November 15, 2013 at 1:07 PM Smile, Whom Can With Stand, `His King Of Kings` ~ Knocking Upon Your Beauty's Door ? Surely, I Think Not; When `Glory` Shall Just, Go Where `Majestic` Wills * Blink ~ The Power Of Words; Shall They Shape The Heart We Find ? As I Was Reading Zachariah Last Night My Spirit Rejoiced As Feeling The Power In `Our Father's` Words * Self-Fulfilling Prophecies ? Because Their Lack In, Faith, `Heaven's Messiah,` Could Do Very Few Wonders, There.... 'I Love Your Poetry, Beautiful Linda;' Always So Rich In Creativity Originality As, Of Profound ~ Love John

Sandy Ivy D November 15, 2013 at 1:54 AM nice, intriguing. SandyIvy

Stephen Kilmer November 10, 2013 at 7:32 PM A cocoon of sorts perhaps even a chrysalis. A place to grow and mature into a butterfly. How sad it is that we can't all find this place of comfort. ~Kilmer

Audrey Haick November 7, 2013 at 1:15 PM An awesome, well put together piece, Linda...choice rhyming too. Deep and colorful verse! I'm doing well, my friend. Thanks for being kind. Hope all is well! Always, Annalise

Lisa Mccall November 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM Very deep write its hard not to keep those walls up with all the hate in this world. Congrats on ur top poem. Loved it.

Jerry Bolton November 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM WoW! I have my dark, believe me, and this poem resembles, somewhat, all the barriers I erected those two lost decades. have written about them from time to time, but I doubt if I put as much energy into it as this poem emits. Wonderful!

Phyllis Babcock November 5, 2013 at 11:17 AM This is a very dramatic write Linda. Yes we have layers upon layers and layers where light does not come in at our darkest times but we have rice paper where light does shine . awesome. love phyl

Karen Anglesey November 5, 2013 at 10:57 AM Another very thought provoking write on this difficult to deal with subject. Awesome metaphor. Favorite line "Merry and full of acrylic sh!t-". Sure feels that way sometimes :)

Vincent Flannery November 5, 2013 at 10:23 AM Very deep and thought provoking. Extremely well written. And great job again in conveying the mood of the surroundings.

Linda Jackson November 4, 2013 at 7:26 AM I love your very dramatic and emotional poem. Brilliant. Best wishes Linda x

Toquyen Harrell November 3, 2013 at 2:49 PM Hey girl, are you sure about that "not even God comes in"? He comes in anywhere. I love your trail of thoughts - hold one's attention. I've been neglecting my friends here at the Soup - guilty as charged :). You're making me realize that! Thanks :). Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Love ya, Toquyen Poet Destroyer A November 3, 2013 at 3:39 PM God is very much in my heart... The poem I posted was about keeping the people that judge me out of my life... and I know God is the only one who is gonna knock down the wall...thank you for stopping by... love love... LINDA

Ravi Sathasivam November 3, 2013 at 7:42 AM Excellent. Well penned and very creative. Enjoyed. Tfs

Suzanne Delaney November 2, 2013 at 8:55 PM Hey PD Haven't seen you for a while. Hope all is well......trying to see you behind all the rows of roses. Love SuZ

Matthew Anish November 2, 2013 at 3:57 PM Kind of enigmatic. Are you using wallpaper as a metaphor for your resilience? You are the most widely read poet on the site! Peace & Love Matthew Anish

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