Persisted Poems - Poems about Persisted

ALREADY GONE

...

We did not notice at first—
the small rebellions of memory:
a forgotten kettle on the stove,
the absurd claim that Tuesday had vanished,
names reshuffled as if in a deck too often played.

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Unprecedented Memories

...Former co-workers out for dinner and brew,
discussing their old workplace's who's who -
they vied for the honor of best memory,
their mind's eyes conjured faces they could see.
I spoke of a man, ...

Mushroom Tipping Point

...So nervously, upon this earth I tread.
Don't let me, again, go out of my head.
My fragile mind persisted yet unbroken,
ignoring all harsh words as they were spoken,
until shattered with a sickeni...

Mr and Mrs Heartbroken

...The first heart attack was quite mild:
he put it down to indigestion 
at first, but the pain persisted.
Some pills and lectures on lifestyle changes
followed the stay in hospital.
Yes, he'd try ...

Folderol Gallimaufry

...At the risk of coming off turgid
I offer this tale esoteric
Hoping it’s not found insipid
Nor causes one to be apoplectic
But rather received with alacrity
Without the need for paroxysm
My word...

A Journey To Far America

...The sleepy begonias undulating slightly so undisturbed
leaned forward to encourage and wish me good fortune,
while the apricot trees spread around their strong aroma,
a dazzling daylight was risin...

I Ate the Silence

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I was a happy child
 Carefree, talentless, happy 
Jumping  around and singing tunes
 Tunes of bygone joy and unbridled dream

But they scorned me
 They mocked the child I was within 
They tr...

Casualty of Your Cruelty

...
A
person
at times can
feel like they are
a casualty 
of cruelty, at least
in some small way or other.
Some attacked my early writing.
Their scathing reviews I can’t forget,
yet...

God Help Us

...I sat there.
Stewing.
Angry at the world.
That day,
on Easter,
I had witnessed a Christian church service.

It was cult-like.

They worshiped beings,
having little proof of their existence....

To Die yet to Live Again

...
They held me down
and injected me with a needle 
that took away my ability to sleep

It is true
I haven’t slept in six years

I imagine this persisted consciousness 
will remain wit...

A spring secret

...A spring secret?

Beyond the garden fence there sat a fairy who was weeping,
dressed in finer clothing than the world had ever known
She whispered to a marigold a secret meant for kee...

A silent witness

...Bound to the bark, it drank the rain,
And spread tendrils again and again
Unnoticed beauty, soft and deep,
While hurried, humans let affection sleep

They rush on by, with eyes averted,
A quiet...

mermaid

...Mermaid
This afternoon a mermaid swam to the shore and took flight, so you didn’t, know that the beautiful creatures who live in our seas can fly, she lifted her delicate silky wings and flew seeing...

Annotating

...The deep, heartfelt ache,
heaviness piled onto shoulders;
the feeling of unattainable past experiences,
the moments of mere temporary bliss,
the unavoidable changes.

No permanency tacked down,...

You failed to listen

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This is a proclamation of my mind’s commotion.
No matter the relation,
When I say no, you need to listen,
I thought you would understand,
But you persisted,
And now I must live with this for m...

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