Dust Settles Softly

in poetry •  7 years ago 

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DUST SETTLES SOFTLY

Dust
settles
softly

Upon
the ledge
where our
picture used to
stand proud and
proclaim
our love to
everyone
but us

Dust
settles
softly

In the air
as I look
out the back
window at
our empty
chairs
overlooking
the pond

Dust
settles
softly

On the leather bound
journal I bought
for you
for me
to write messages
of love and infatuation
inside its protective
cover

Dust
settles
softly

On my cheek
as I stand here
gazing blankly
anchored
tethered
shackled
and cannot move
from the past

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      ·  7 years ago 

    Rich with imagery and heartache. Well written.

    On my cheek
    as I stand here
    gazing blankly
    anchored
    tethered
    shackled
    and cannot move
    from the past

    I feel the emphasized word. <3

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      ·  7 years ago 

    Thank you @wandrnrose7, I also considered writing about a man standing so long in one place that he creates footprints in the dust when he is finally able to move. Maybe I'll save that for another time!

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        ·  7 years ago 

      Oooh that sounds intriguing! Do revisit that idea. <3

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          ·  7 years ago 

        I'm feeling that poem, bud. Very power and a bit brutal. Top stuff.

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          ·  7 years ago 

        Poetry is all about feeling and not pretending...thank you @article61

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              ·  7 years ago 

            Nice love it....well written

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                ·  7 years ago 

              Thank you @happielala

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