These words
oh, these words
what a suffering death
and abundant life
this furtive multitude
of polar opposites;
for it is known
while a poem penned
can be their greatest joy
it could also be
their source of strife
appearing at times
with radiant
illuminating light,
yet other times
trapped
held captive in the dark
as useless as a lantern
hidden out of sight
These words
oh, these words
are the poets every wound
exposed to all,
yet the very breeze
that brings healing;
their deepest bleeding gash
but better still
the scab
coagulating
For truthfully
my dear friend
lover of the written word
it is the very poison
that festers within
as well as the only cure
they need to drink;
it is the sweet truth
humbly revealed
and bitter lies exposed
on which they chew
and think
These words
oh, these words
these words you see
and come to read
are to the poets’
their most prized
fruitful blessing
of a talent
freely gifted,
yet they are
the heaviest weight
they must carry;
a brilliant burden
of a curse
never lifted
© Sabrina Escorcio
December 2017
Beautiful
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Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to comment! ;0)
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Great piece 👌
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Awesome!
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Thank you 😉
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Oh this was a brilliant exposition of what the writing process means and does to a poet. Loved it.
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Thank you Megha, this was an old piece from when I just started writing, and I wrestled with whether or not to put it up.
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I absolutely loved it Sabrina.
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Thank you so much 😊
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You writing us gorgeous.I binged read your poems that day
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Awe thank you….it is fairly new to me, but an outlet on so many levels
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Yup writing is catharatic to me too
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Reblogged this on Go Dog Go Café and commented:
Barista Megha’s pick for Pay it forward Thursday at the GDG
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Thank you 😊
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a pleasure!
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Such an amazing piece.
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Thank you 😊
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