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I Write Poetry

A novel you are for the ages
With worn in yellow pages
Every turn a new piece
Of you

Your topics abound
And your cover astounds
Even if it is tattered and worn
It’s still you

Dust covered, high upon a shelf
Forgotten by anyone but yourself
Try as you might to edit it alone
You cannot hide, you

Bookmarks riddle this story
Some chapters dense and gory
We see glimmers of hope
Because it’s you

And this book is not alone
For a library has been sewn
Stories collected from wishes
To figure out, you

For now, you sit and write
A prose riddled of foresight
With imagination run amok
To make a better you

What this author failed to see
The flaws delivered its beauty
The viscous theme of this work
Because you are you
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HotMessExpress102 · 41-45, F
I’ve read this at least 10 times and each time I’ve uncovered and felt something different...

Each stanza can and does stand starkly alone and bare; each containing their own special message.

However, read as a whole an entire story unfolds....

The most wonderful thing about well executed poetry, is in the way it’s woven to be open for interpretation and this piece sits very well behind my eyes.
Serpico · 51-55, M
@HotMessExpress102 I am pleased it resonated with you.... I feel it is simplistic so I wasn't sure whether posting was something I wanted to do. Thank you your compliments are reassuring.
HotMessExpress102 · 41-45, F
@Serpico Far from simple... its complex in its form, imagery and message.