Short Unshed Poems

held whimper
an unshed tear
teeters...

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unsaid
unshed



12th March 2023...

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trust cracks appear 
unshed tears smile 
we fear love’s lost

08-May-2022...

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Yesteryear's tears unshed
       emerge as pearls 

Standard contest March 2017 any form any theme two liner...

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intermittant storms
rage in the sky and my heart
my unshed tears burn
in spite of my grief
the sun shines and life goes on...

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Littlest Angel
holds infant for life's last breath
whisper soft exhale
Littlest Angel holds breath
one single unshed tear swells...

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Truths slash open innermost fears
Sleepy eyes itch with unshed tears
Pounding heartbeat eats the silence
Never before exposed to such violence....

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Lonely heart, mind, soul and body
Overcast with sorrow and heavy with unshed tears
Never again can I hold my love and
Ever he willed my love to die
Loving anew, remarried, leaving me dying
You'll never know I love you still until the end of time...

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A drop of starlight hung above
  a mountains shadowy peak,
Like a dewdrop on a spiders web--
  a jewel that many seek.

Sparkling, quivering, like an unshed tear
  it tells of sorrows past,
Of joys to come, and blessings
  from Heaven to us cast....

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Unshed tears, like ebbing ember 
May yet burst into flame 
Fearsome arousing from slumber
Scars on soul, our heart’s shame

To nip it in the bud
It must be understood
Get rid of all dead wood

Hidden fears
Unshed tears

29-August-2022
Quietus ...

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Smiles
for fun
cuddly pets
falling in love
small children trying things for the first time

When I see someone treated unfairly
war and hunger
unshed tears
make me
frown


"First Place" win !
Written by:  Shani Fassbender
for the contest:  "Smiles and Frowns"
Form:  Tetractys...

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Unread love poems
By
Jude Kyrie

Between the sun and moon
Were the poems that we shed
Words of love  that fell as snowflakes
But were forever left unread
The night stars were ever crying
At the words we left unsaid
They poured stardust down like teardrops
At all the love we left unshed....

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Bleary eyes search 
the darkened corners
Of the strange room.
Where am I? 
Who brought me here?
My  mind spins 
wildly in rhythm with 
the quaking of my soul.
Eye's Burning
with unshed tears.
I strangle on my sorrow 
as I try to recall 
something more 
than the taste 
of left over wine....

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A fading intent
Lost amid echoed voices
A blurring of lines


A meaningless word
Adrift on a feeling
Softness or sting


Her eyes lied
As she spoke her “truth”
A lover’s denial


A barb blindly tossed
An unnoticed flinch
An unshed tear


Malnourished 
When the wise lack wisdom
Un-nurtured youth

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I was always taught
Men shouldn't cry
Now when I look back
I'm left to wonder why

Lack of expression
Emotions held inside
Silly badge of honor
A mans stoic pride

Hearts that are broken
Pain from many years
Souls that are drowning 
In pools of unshed tears

Strength redefined
Time to be real
Men no longer shackled 
They can express how they feel...

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I am a fractured cat
thin as sleet, nails for a brain.
There's a place to find
to get out of this pain.
Dragging myself out of the rain
letting a drenched door swing open
rubbing every naked nerve
over a prayer-mat,
finding a corner to dry
unshed tears.
I'm a gaunt spook-eyed tiger
and tigers eat the hurt, devoid
of self-pity or stripes....

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How long ago did she lose her tears
honest tears of sadness or joy
a trusting heart lost for years
pretend emotions now her decoy
weeping heart captive and barred
concealed essence slowly clears
bound emotions begin to shard
now feeling her inner guide
showing her she should not fear
her trusting heart will open wide
when she finds her unshed tears...

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Tons of black tears of unshed pain
So much to loose and nothing to gain.
While sadness keeps ripping and tearing ur heart
The rest of u seems like it’s falling apart.
A bottomless pit of unthinkable sorrow
Instead of warm hugs or glimpses of a better tomorrow.
It seems the cruel world is enjoying its farce
But all that ur left with are deep ugly scars…...

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I shared with you something so special to me.
I let loose something I can't take back.
Today, you hurt me calling her baby
Making those funny comments.
I hurt deep inside.
A softer part died
The tears stay unshed
I am drowning where my soul dwells.
My emotions, so confused, as am I.
The deepest part of my heart
Holds tight to the past.
When can I release?...

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Unshed tears
Broken smiles
Happiness never lasts
Fading dreams vivid nightmares
Joy being a thing of the past
Little hope for tomorrow
Dreading today
I’d rather be curled up in bed
Loved ones departing 
Constantly crying
Heart mending words never said
But still life continues
Pain fades 
Memories forever tainted
Scars settle
As time goes by
The portrait of my life being painted...

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The face of this old man painted
as the pastel portrait mute,
turned grey the hard way,
looks at the memory space vacant.
The pensive eyes, one shrouded by
the shadow of sorrow,
the other brimmed by
the film of frozen tears unshed
for the dear ones gone,
engraved in the webbed face 
as the scars of the lost time.

_______________

June 14, 2022
Contest : The Pastel
Sponsored by : Craig Cornish...

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I feel just like a stagnant star
Bold and beautiful,
But can’t get far.
My eyes are shining
With unshed tears
My heart radiates the heat
Of long-held fears.

My soul brushed With touches of gold
But to humankind they’ve naught been told.
A Star, indeed, yet stuck so-
Ready to bloom into Divinity, ready to grow
Into a shining Nova that consumes every other star
But consequences allow that I will not get far....

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If I’d Only Known
Miracle Man
October 24, 2023

We age and mountains seem to get taller,
but we trudge on seeing we’ve no choice.
Our gait once more, is that of a crawler,
and in public space we’ve no more voice.

Many things challenge us in advanced years,
and sooner or later we all wind up lonely.
Our eyes are now filled with unshed tears,
And we question “what if’s” and “if I’d only”.
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What is this feeling
that rejoice and hurts
an instance of laughter
the next of tears

Tears that lingers
unshed and weary
erupting saddness
wringing and scary

Why be happy
when saddness awaits
like a sleeping serpent
to rise its hood

Its bite stings
with searing pain
flushing out
the blissful feel

Why be happy
or be sad
neither lets you
stay sane nor glad

© Nadiya (17 Jan '15)...

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Let few dangling words be unsaid
Let them remain unspoken
For if all is said what will remain?..

Let few painful feelings be unexpressed
Let then remain in the heart
For if all is expressed what will remain?..

Let few bitter tears be unshed
Let then remain in the eyes..
For if all is shed what will remain?..

Let few awesome mysteries be unveiled..
Let them remain in our life..
For if all is revealed what will remain?.....

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