Tears stream forth with riverine abandon;
Hearts torn apart that were once in tandem.
All you can feel is a gaping chasm
And the burn of their laughing sarcasm.
You're not defined by events of the past,
In life's molten cauldron you are re-cast.
So, gather all that they have not taken;
Rebuild yourself, you've not been forsaken.
Author notes
Quote prompt - Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
Photgraphic Credit goes to: AP Photo by FRANK AUGSTEIN
Image found at: http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0ejG4ZD4vb0za/610x.jpg
A contest entry
- Something For Everyone..... by Luckintheshadows.
700 points, ended September 23, 2008, 13 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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WOW! love this...awesome flow, superb imagery...I'm really glad you chose that quote because it's definately one of my favourites. You really interpreted it well...and I found your poem wonderfully powerful. Thank you so much for sharing this, and taking the time to enter my contest,
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Thank you for reading and commenting. I enjoy your contests very much.
Mike
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