Unredeemed
Are you hiding inside your writing,
making it impossible to see what you mean
Camouflaged words based on muddled intent,
to confound, confuse, or mislead
Is it cryptic or gibberish in nature,
your attempt to impress with your scheme
Are your words still unlived as you write them all down
—unpurposed and left unredeemed
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2020)
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Categories:
unredeemed, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Unredeemed
decayed as corrosion seeks a way to abort fear
into realms of subconscious oblivion-
seeking what needs to be seen, I gaze only at sights
ahead that lead to redemption;
enlaced and cuddled inside burlap (craving silk)
needing only one seal to close a letter to pain,
but you attach anguish inside the envelope in case;
signed with a signature from...
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Categories:
unredeemed, dark, deep, loss,
Form: Verse
The Unredeemed
The Unredeemed
There are flashes when my liberal views falter
and I ask myself, these people like Breivik and
the killers in Ankara and Paris would it not be
better to shoot them down like rabbit dogs?
my loathing for them is boundless but I will not
shot them and not ask other to do the killing
in my
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Categories:
unredeemed, absence, abuse, analogy, art,
Form: Sonnet
Untitled, Unredeemed and Unrequited
Untitled, Unredeemed and Unrequited
Never have I appreciated poetry more than at this stage in my life,
as I peek at the closing curtain
Tumult, chaos and turmoil all are edges of that same evil knife,
find one, find the others for certain
A Saving Grace, now that is the treasure I truly dare
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Categories:
unredeemed, time, tribute, trust, truth,
Form: Rhyme
Unredeemed Soul
My heart is incomplete, my mind unsteady,
Stomach like a roller-coaster, arms thick and heavy.
What do you want and how do I give it,
With misinterpreted signs and all of this regret.
You misconstrue my love and all it is I do for you,
Destroyed my entire life so why do I still love you?
I can’t explain why
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Categories:
unredeemed, forgiveness, lost love, recovery
Form: Free verse