Broken fingers
A tattered glove
He sleeps in a cardboard box
And dreams of love
An angry cop kicked him in the ribs
while he wandered down Wabash
Busted nose
His breath warms the air
Hole riddled coat his blanket
Dreaming of something more than those
sad things.
Homeless boy you sleep and dream
and darkly seem
to whisper hopefully under your breath
muttering a name
forgetting upon the waking
a name
her name
"Beaten boy, what makes you happy?"
Broken fingers cradling a kind cup of joe
He smiles
And nods at me
"I'm in love with my wife."
I frowned and asked if his wife was about
He smiled and sipped his coffee
As the knowing man controls the bet
"She's not here."
"Where is she?"
"Haven't met her yet."
A contest entry
- Oh, I Don't Know! by ourgirlFriday.
565 points, ended September 17, 2008, 8 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Dark and/or Love poetry contest, posted from Korea! (ROK) by Akarian.
950 points, ended January 20, 34 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Respect is asked for, given and understood... :)
Comments
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great job! Love the subject you chose to write about and the story you painted with your words, only a small suggestion:
"to whisper hopefully under you breath" I think "you" is meant to be "your".....thank you for taking the time to enter! -
Hah, wow. This is wonderfull. I can feel the belivability in this piece, a ton of truth and such a heart-warming story, even without a "happy ending" Great job!
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A wonderful poem!
But which prompt does it deal with? It does tug at one's heartstrings.
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Love my friend... love.
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Breathtaking!
Raw and emotional. Inspiring and spirited. A fantastic write. I love the last line! -
oh, i love this one. it's such a delicate subject, and i don't think i'd dare thread that fine line my self, but you handled it with such care and hope. this is a big emotional truth. made me smile.
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smiles. you're a clever one. I love your poetry.
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Wow.
I'm speechless. Such hope, such wonderful outlook...
This is a poem worthy of the front page!
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now this is interesting.
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