A Poet's Heart

By cre

Disgusted,
As the dirt clings
So far below, yet
Not a world removed
I often cringe that I must share
This very air
With you.

Perhaps,
You see yourself a snake
And pride your cunning mind
Relishing as prey
Those you do malign;
Though as for me, I must confess,
I see your greed
As more a trait of swine.

I wonder
That you fail to see,
How very seen you are.
Muddy, murky puddle
Don't you know?
You will never be a star.

You pretend where pretense dies,
For you cannot steal a poet's heart.

- - -

For all the thieves of verse and art.

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Copyright 2003 cre
Published on Friday, November 21, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: Love the ending. A poet has a way with words that can turn ones world inside out.

  • BlackVelvet Rose On Sunday, February 10, 2013, BlackVelvet Rose (175)By person wrote:

    Oh, i love this.... very chilling to the heart but truthful in so many ways... Scholar

  • Star On Sunday, February 10, 2013, Star (920)By person wrote:

    soo beautifull, i'm in awe right now.. (:

  • A former member wrote: So nice. Your work is astounding. Gives me chills

  • A former member wrote: Greetingz from Bulgaria. This grab me totally cause the people imitate us every day - sometimes are just boring, sometimes are moral criminals

  • Serenity On Monday, June 6, 2005, Serenity (469)By person wrote:

    I must agree with William. But at the same time this is so true.

  • A former member wrote: poets are thieves in a way ... because by the time the person is done reading the poem we really do steal their hearts ...

  • BoldSolitude On Saturday, April 3, 2004, BoldSolitude (214)By person wrote:

    This is so true.

  • Demosthenes On Sunday, November 30, 2003, Demosthenes (155)By person wrote:

    sure cant, cre. sure cant. excellence. -B

  • purr_verse On Sunday, November 23, 2003, purr_verse (1059)By person wrote:

    eep! i sure came late to this one. :) Anyway, it's fabulous. purr

  • Alanarchy On Saturday, November 22, 2003, Alanarchy (1200)By person wrote:

    I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. cool. very cool.

  • finaldestiny On Saturday, November 22, 2003, finaldestiny (74)By person wrote:

    o cre i loved this so perfectly said, damn those plagerists!

  • sole On Saturday, November 22, 2003, sole (93)By person wrote:

    This really hits upon why ripping off art is so futile. Awesome as always cre, excellent piece.

  • urbanhumility On Friday, November 21, 2003, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    you have spoken of the sight of poets, humble but far reaching.........keenly spoken............urban

  • Exodus On Friday, November 21, 2003, Exodus (172)By person wrote:

    Interesting...Very..

  • Spiritus_Frumenti On Friday, November 21, 2003, Spiritus_Frumenti (341)By person wrote:

    i love the last line....shows a true grasp in the use of language....nicely done... -l-

  • maddin foxxxy On Friday, November 21, 2003, maddin foxxxy (358)By person wrote:

    Intresting read and incredibly put..."For you cannot steal a poet's heart"...so very true I guess...you can always master words.

  • A former member wrote: darn tootin.

  • Dancing_Monkey On Friday, November 21, 2003, Dancing_Monkey (1246)By person wrote:

    damn. well, what to say. nicely put. hope they read it and stell it. :P

  • Six-Out On Friday, November 21, 2003, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    I hope they all read this...very very good.

  • xX pretty vacant Xx On Friday, November 21, 2003, xX pretty vacant Xx (64)By person wrote:

    well said. *claps*

  • OLd SouL On Friday, November 21, 2003, OLd SouL (734)By person wrote:

    I hope this poem gets alot of attention. Especially, with the recent happenings. Last two lines sealed it perfectly. And you're right, they may steal our words but never our essence. :::OLd

  • A former member wrote: He he...I think we should round up all the thieves and torture them until they utter something original...that could take lifetimes...we could pass it on to our children...lol

  • DoctorAsh On Friday, November 21, 2003, DoctorAsh (373)By person wrote:

    Ah, very beautiful cre ... you couldn't write a death threat to someone without it casting a notion of poetry. Wonderful write. [D&A]

  • CharlottesWeb On Friday, November 21, 2003, CharlottesWeb (511)By person wrote:

    This is cunning....under cut and I'm all too happy not to be on the recieving end! It's this thick cloud of contempt/disgust all smoothed out and slapped on the person. Very clever...very poetic with beauty as always.~JMDW~

  • A former member wrote: The last two lines of this brought the message home with a bang. Hopefully someone will think twice before playing ripoff artist from now on. ~Urban Shipwreck~


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