Doubts have now arisen
And forced me into a prison
Papered with my failures
With torments often tailored
To my specific fears
Which cut me down like shears
I filter every phrase
Through a net of skepticism
Like light through a prism
I wander through the greys
I love this. The rhyming, the
I love this. The rhyming, the length, the material <3
**if it's an eye for an eye, then we'll all go blind.**
Wow! Thank you very very
Wow! Thank you very very much. I generally don't write poems that short, but after I'd written those lines it just felt complete. Thank you so much! :))
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Papered with my failures...
Papered with my failures... Mine is papered with my offences :) this is an excellent poem you've captured me with your choice of words. Uniquely descriptive in an unorthodox fashion I just love! It's a gift you seem to posess!
Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS
"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."
Thank you very very much. You
Thank you very very much. You always make me glad I chose to write. I do like to twist phrases to try and give them multiple possible meanings even if I have one specific one in mind.
You are up there with my
You are up there with my favourite poets!you extend my mind and that is always a blessing!
Don't let any one shake your dream stars from your eyes, lest your soul Come away with them! -SS
"Well, it's love, but not as we know it."
Woooow. Thank you so very
Woooow. Thank you so very much. The feeling is thoroughly mutual. I get lost in your rich imagery. :)
Lovely fresh profile pic Mr Raymond
Lovely fresh profile pic Mr Raymond.Fail at what?? If it weren't for the greys how'd you see pink.Your own mind is a prism.Whatever it refracts it's yours.Mine refracts a myriad of colours mostly invisible... X-Rays, Gamma Rays,UV Rays,etc.Could I have the audacity to correct you Second line starts with "papered" which I think may have been "peppered"Nonetheless a good post after a long time.
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Well, I meant 'papered' as in
Well, I meant 'papered' as in 'wallpapered.' Lying on my bed looking at my walls and seeing my failures. I do kind of stretch things a bit I suppose.
Me & my foolish lopsided vocab.......
Me & my foolish lopsided vocab.......Thanx Dear Peter for explaining ...... Sorry again.Please excuse me for misunderstanding.
©bishu
Awesome, Peter. I love
Awesome, Peter. I love this.
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...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."
"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "
Thankyou very very much. :)
Thankyou very very much. :)