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 Sep 2024 Austin
Maria Etre
The words fall short
of their meaning
the one beyond the read

The lines weaken
and leave the reader
with a sense of boredom

The heartbeat
only in that cage
and fails to bleed
on pages

The papers
become satiated
with empty ink
lacking quality

The poet
loses him/her/them self/ves
in that limbo
between
head
and heart
running on a treadmill
trying to catch the fleeting muses

The poet dilutes
in reality
his/her/their greatest
fear
for that is
what they
try to escape
in every
poem
For full poem: https://indiedoodles.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/what-happens-when-you-numb-a-poet/
 Sep 2024 Austin
Marilina
~
 Sep 2024 Austin
Marilina
~
Time doesn’t heal
Unless you disinfect the wound
Dear woods forgive me for hurrying on
I would stay to know your blessed peace
But I must way; I am not ready now to
Stop and gaze and be gratified. be and be
I must away. Why?  Because I am not yet
Ready to accept things as they are  To let
Be what will ne.  I would return if God
Permits.  If I can but cannot linger now
But must find out if there is something
More Imust dp; that must be done to be
Saved.  God give me rest.  Save my soul
From ever hurrying on to an  unquiet end
 Sep 2024 Austin
Saanvi
Rejuvenated
 Sep 2024 Austin
Saanvi
The clouds rise above heaven
And rain joy on dry lands
The trees bend to every breeze
that flows like water
Mountains have been wiped clean
Of all dust and now their beauty has clarity
The green of forests, even from afar shines
brighter now
As the monsoon has cleansed all earth.
The sky has been stolen from its sparkling blue
The brush strokes of grey are present on God's canvas.
The hills have been adorned with crowns in the form of clouds.
The rivers and streams have come to life,
Their youthful energy bubbling with laughter.
And across many lands, there lies an ocean, crucified beneath all thunder.
My dear Earth has now been rejuvenated.
I love nature. I hope nature loves me. After every rain, I breathe in clarity.
 Sep 2024 Austin
Imaan Asif
before I die,
i wish to take a breath again
 Sep 2024 Austin
Brumous
sobriety.
 Sep 2024 Austin
Brumous
isolation has its familiarity,
as happiness is a drug
yet not as addicting as
misery.
god forbid this feeling of deserving this suffering.
 Sep 2024 Austin
LL
Trail | Haiku
 Sep 2024 Austin
LL
I fall fast as if
a star from a dream, did you
see — the TRAIL of LIGHT
magnetic poetry
 Sep 2024 Austin
Benzene
Ax
 Sep 2024 Austin
Benzene
Ax
the branch that left the tree , returned as an ax .
 Sep 2024 Austin
Olivia
Untitled
 Sep 2024 Austin
Olivia
Dawn is blazing
the world is still
this is
the time before times.
Watch the sun kiss
the moon goodbye.
 Aug 2024 Austin
guy scutellaro
we know each other better than we know ourselves...
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