Before Metaphors

Before Metaphors

A Poem by apennylate
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Metal forged

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Before the metaphors and metal forged
I sat ignored and lonesome
alone and broken
Groanin' in an ocean of token defeat
rote motions
dead feet
My feats retreat
bleeding dreams and fleeced sheep
eaten lacking wheat
a sheath for elite meat treats and bleep heaps
Driven deeper steeper
hear her cry when satellites fly
I sit outside and mind my own business
but in this bees nest I'm best before checks in reality
I'm a liability
to the masks of sentimental sentinels
brandishing fundamental finality on the mantle of rivalry
Sodden grease and I follow she
all of me
falling free
solemn freeze
I'm free-falling asleep 

© 2024 apennylate


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I keep returning to this poem solely because of the well-crafted mastery etched behind every word. It flows as easily on the tongue as smooth brandy, and it is truly stunning what a talented poet can accomplish with just a few simple letters. Bravo! I will continue to enjoy this many times over.

Posted 1 Month Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

apennylate

1 Month Ago

Thank you, Omi, it it appreciated!
I am glad one of us likes this poem that much...
"Before the metaphors and metal forged I sat ignored and lonesome"

Oh woe is me. Your writing pretty much reads like Lydia's letter in Beetlejuice.

" I sit outside and mind my own business..."

Naaa. Were that true I'd not be here.

Posted 2 Months Ago


0 of 3 people found this review constructive.

apennylate

2 Months Ago

Dance, doggy, dance
apennylate

2 Months Ago

Bro don't take the time to personally and specifically review my poems... That shows WAY too much in.. read more
I feel like this poem just swept me off my feet and whisked me far away. The way you put words together leaves me in awe. A poem I want to keep getting lost in.

Posted 2 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

apennylate

2 Months Ago

Thanks very much, Schlanky, I tend to get lost as well.
Not just in words, but also streets.... read more

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Added on June 5, 2017
Last Updated on November 13, 2024
Tags: Poetry, Dark, Life, Sad, adventure, death, depression, family, fantasy, fiction, hope, horror, love, magic, mystery, pain, poem, romance, story

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apennylate
apennylate

Denver, CO



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