With Empty Arms

with empty arms 
you carry me
to the deepest depth of the sea
we are loved and wasted
all at once
vast or empty?
hollowed out or solid like stone
with arms who stretch
almost as far as giants could see
i return 
only to find them once again empty
and once again, i am alone
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Brown Avatar
August 14, 2011 at 1:48 PM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you today. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be L.B. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
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August 13, 2011 at 9:17 PM
Creative and interesting write, L.B
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