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Naked portrait (1 reply)

Sarah01
3 years ago
Sarah01 3 years ago

Naked portrait

I am part of the shadow and the dark

Flowers filled fields and lonely white streets

Nostalgia up in the clouds

I see lies of the past and raindrops On skin

Something fresh untouched

A dreamer and the killer of dreams

 

Roses but just their thorns

Look to far lands where no words come

Trace the footsteps to a great climb

And daisies you will find

Harsh kisses of sunlight

Firmly piercing through the dark

a galaxy? I am not

 

Princesses and prince

I am part of the forgotten ones

wallflowers blooming on the side

Notice the thieves between the lines

 

A glimpse inside an illusion

A hand cuddling nightmare

A lover of the truest kinds

I am part of an unreachable

thought outside your mind

            ~Sarah 

 

Susan Katz
3 years ago
Susan Katz 3 years ago

Thank you so much, Sarah, for submitting your powerful poem for consideration as Featured Poem of the Week.  I was very impressed with your lovely and meaningful imagery and the rhythmic flow of your poem.  You have talent for sure!  Have a lovely and creative day, Susan

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