I must have lost my creativity,
or maybe I'm just stuck in captivity,
of my aching mind and soul,
in a permenant state of self-control.
I want to be free to understand,
and to truely see firsthand,
what everyone else around me sees,
with such abandon and ease.
We (or at least they) are poets all,
but they all seem to recall,
their memories in brilliant shades,
whose crimson never fades (but jades).
Their loves all soar to such heights and bounds,
and not but a positive remark.
But I am lost deep in the dark,
for to me their meanings can't be found.
I don't know what they mean by a "Toxic Harpy"
or "blood dancing ever so happy".
And what (praytell) does a dripping sink
have that makes with love a link?
I do declare with no hesitation
(I hope this does not lead to alienation).
That an understanding of the abstract
is something I have seriously lacked.
Author notes
THIS IS NOT BASHING ANYONE! Except maybe myself. This if you can't guess, is a venting of frustration over my lack of understanding of some of the abstract pieces around the site. Do not mean to upset anyone. But, sometimes, I just don't get it!
Please tell me what you think
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Nicely penned and perfectly a good solid vent! I applaud you!
Blessings and *stomps
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Very awesome way to vent.Don't feel bad about it hun,There are some that I don't understand myself.You just keep on going and the more you take in the more you start to understand.Don't let it get you down.
Blessings hun
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So True!
I feel the same my dear! There are poems that are too abstract for me, but I guess thats the thing about poetry, the writer gains the most... at least we hope
Thankyou for this, I enjoyed it very much
Love Tez
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I agree with you 150% I really dislike really abstract poems as well though I am guilty of writing a few. I don't think you're vocabulary or ability to conjure wierd and eccentric description has anything to do with whether a poem is good or not. If think that it takes all that to make a good poet they should read Ogden Nash, the essenc of simplicity and an excellent poet nonetheless. Thanks for writing such a great poem. It certainly made me nod my head in agreement.
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You seem to be at ease with rhyme and form, and make good use of them in expressing your perplexity.
I too don't know the meaning of the word 'abstract' and don't know or care whether what I do is abstract or not.
But I do think that love may have something to do with [everything, including] the dripping kitchen sink. Example: The dripping sink annoys the wife. If the husband loved her a little more than he does, he would call the plumber.
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Well said. I really think that you get it....sometimes it has nothing to do with everything. The thoughts in this poem are heartfelt and I can tell. The truth be told and I don't think you are lacking.
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fantastic
You have just joined the group which feels the same on many things. However, if I do not understand something I will ask and like you I will always say that the reason I do not understand it is because it or it does nothing for me is there is something lacking in me, there are some who always some who always say the lake is in the writer. I love your poem. I think it is one of the best I've read on this site. Keep on writing what you feel and think. That is what a true artist does, expresses themselves.
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