Inspiration Metaphor Poems

Sensation of Light (Linking Pin Sonnet)

Like a Venus flytrap, you swayed in the night
Night raising the mind's trace of soft flowing light
Light of fragrance as...

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Ink stains and fragmented thoughts 
fuse upon lined pages,
 a dance of fleeting emotions 
and raw revelations. 

A symphony of words whispered to the wind,...

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Everyone has a story
We’re all unwritten books
Some of us have the same chapters

for what it's worth
we are all unread open books-

Yet different sentences pages and...

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Poetry is my mistress 
I write everything in her name. 
If you’ve not heard from me in a while 
It is poetry to whom you...

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“Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me and I’ll laugh at you.” -...

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Running on fumes for too long
Ready to take on a transition
Downshifting out of high gear
Making a move to pole position

We all travel down different paths
Weaving...

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How endearing the innocence of life was,
When blissfully it started, with a blank canvas,
Cherishing in mother’s love and warmth,
Happy as can be, cuddled in loving...

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as chopsticks for soup 
like a monkey eating scotch bonnets
you have to want it 
 
good luck is a myth
thin as a Theban cookie 
as...

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There is one thing that is certain
The final act for all of us will be curtains

But before penning our last chapters
What will we leave behind...

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Holding on to hope
There is no other way
Can’t throw in the towel
And just toss it all away

Progress piling up
Growing as we go
The path won't be...

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We look for that that does not come and go,  
It cannot be organic form, subject to decay.  
Thoughts and beliefs are fickle,...

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Imprinted flash of thine eye
Painted on vastness of sky 
Embrace of warmth and limelight
Radiates my sullen night
Recaptured treasures of hope
Withstand all debris of slope
Basking under...

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Inspiration looks different,
When all you’ve felt is anger,
Trying to not be viewed as belligerent,
Your mind and self are your only anchor.


Inspiration brightens you’re life,
Makes your...

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Used to spend a lot of time
On the hunt for happiness 
Thinking it was something
I could catch and harness 

But I called off the search...

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Verses written with veins,  
On thin, irregular lines, pulsing chambers find,
Growing pains. 

Thirsty for eyes,
As each word, poured from vessels mined,
Surmise.

Alone,
Praise-seeking grind,
Blown.

Verses written with...

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