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certain themes repeat themselves
by Jim Benz
a thought with dark wings
an act of love
what we take for granted
at our mothers’ knees
arthritic knees
in the early morning
with nowhere else to turn
small joys
and wave upon endless wave
of disenchantment
only deepening
these chiseled outlines
between self
and other voices
narrow-hearted, without a breath
our sheltered hoaxes
curved with dreams
06/15/2012 Author's Note: meh
Posted on 06/15/2012
Copyright © 2024 Jim Benz
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 06/15/12 at 06:21 PM Oh yes Jim, are we not both the darkness and the light in life? Good write!! |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 06/16/12 at 10:46 AM open mind surgery |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 07/07/12 at 07:47 PM Much better than "meh", Jim. My favorite lines are actually the last two. |
| Posted by Nadia Gilbert Kent on 01/04/13 at 01:29 AM The pacing in this is awesome. Every line fits so well. |
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