DESPITEA Poem by Phil Roberts
Death patiently files his nails
And smokes a casual cigarette Grinning and eyeless He says so calmly "Catch you later Brave little dreamer" Despite such brittle certainty Men and women build Despite such small mortality Every space is filled In the midst of death's destruction Men and women build again Fear, like a cringing bowel Exudes an acrid stench And whimpers and whines Simpers and cries "Don't you dare Don't you ever dare" Despite this clinging dread Some will need to dare Despite the bursting head Dreams insist on birth In the midst of our stupidities Something wondrous strives By Phil Roberts © 2015 Phil Roberts |
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Added on July 28, 2015 Last Updated on July 28, 2015 AuthorPhil Robertsmacclesfield, north-west, United KingdomAboutI'm from the north-west of England where the rain lives. I am retired and a grandfather to many. I've led an "interesting" life, i suppose you could say, with lots of laughter and a few tears, like mo.. more..Writing
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