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Leon Stevens Poem
Just for fun...
The Sock
Is there anything lonelier than discarded clothing?
A sign of disappointment, of rejection, of loathing
Threadbare and stained, no fight left within
Wondering what events caused this great sin
Did you wear out your welcome, what did you do?
Was it a weakness of cotton
That allowed the big toe to come through?
Was it your owner’s odd gait that wore through the heel?
Taking the blame, how did that feel?
Was your partner discarded or saved for another
Pair that shares the same fate and just the right color?
Copyright © Leon Stevens | Year Posted 2020
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Leon Stevens Poem
If I stay home
I will starve
If I remain where I grew up
I will be poor
If I linger where my roots are
violence will take me
If I refuse to leave
I will be forced to do
dreadful things
If I knock on your door
It's not because I want to
It's because
I want to live
Copyright © Leon Stevens | Year Posted 2020
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Leon Stevens Poem
Through disaster she stops her pining
There may just be a silver lining
Her lifeblood no longer quickly drains
From her old and deep and weary veins
No longer does it hurt to breathe
No smoggy air to make her wheeze
Regaining sight and through the tears
She hadn’t seen the stars for years
Skin once wrinkled begins to heal
And younger she begins to feel
For a while, she thinks, it will be easier
As Mother Nature sits and takes a breather…
Copyright © Leon Stevens | Year Posted 2020
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Leon Stevens Poem
I knew that I might spread myself to thin
Water creeping across a smooth glass
The edges get father away until…
I knew that I may lose myself in the pile
Papers stacked in chaotic mess
Buried deeper and deeper until…
A bit of FOMO, that’s fear of missing out
Not wanting to lose an opportunity
Posting, commenting, engaging until…
I forget
I ignore
The places that I signed up for
I hope I created
Words that satiated
Come visit me
To continue this wonderful journey…
Thank you for following me. I have enjoyed sharing and conversing here, but I need to pull back a bit from the sites that I belong to. Please visit me @ www.linesbyleon.com to continue to support me in my writing journey. I will be hosting a giveaway of some Apple iTunes copies of my book, Lines by Leon until Aug 10.
Yours sincerely,
Leon
Copyright © Leon Stevens | Year Posted 2020
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