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Sonnet To The Unexpressed

There is a quiet desperation
lurking, pacing, plotting-- waiting--to be penned,
traveling in unvoiced isolation
into my hand, with which the power to rend
this fierce mindset to proper paper thrust.
Blindfolded thought: to the pen vision bend
the soul. It bleeds to paper inky rust.
Starved art is monstrous! Thoughts I dread to tend.
Intellectually empty shotgun shell
bids rage drain from my head into my hand.
Fear the ordinary! O sin, expel
blessings to the curse where the darkness stands.
Sun rise, sun sets, again the day begets
mind-fading, turning cold; the hand forgets

— writerpeach, Feb 02, 2008

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Ancientone

18 years 5 months ago

A quiet desperation seeking attention ;)

Nicely done, a frequent soliloquy of the poet indeed. Do not worry, just write, don't languish, just write, i.e.just write and keep on writing, it will come when the time is right. Cute! :) Patrick/AO
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 5 months ago

This touched me where it

This touched me where it hurts, and beautifully eloquently expressed. NeoPoet is my greatest Muse but lately have had... well, good seeming reasons not to write. I truly feel for those who have no creative outlet. Poets may be mad but the unexpressed are dangerous. cheers, Jess

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