Subtext
By Mute Serenade
It always starts about the same
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Another day, a life away
Mathematically, I start to play- but the probabilities never stray
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Sunk in too deep, a way of life
Overt in monotony, drenched with strife
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Flattened by the constant drone of
Undercurrents pressing bone
Canonizing an empty home
Killing a made up life I thought I’d owned
Innate in my absurdity I
Never thought I’d live to see my
Glowing neon sign of life displaying such a vacancy
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Loneliness would never bother
Over one, and then another
Never doing more than saunter but
Every time, I find, I falter
Lush with my ability to overanalyze my misery
You peruse my wares, but then you see… there really isn’t
much to me.Â
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Copyright 2017 Mute Serenade
Published on Sunday, August 20, 2017.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
Author's Note:
... you see what I did there? You see what I did??? It's an acrostic! Lookit me flexing my poem-muscles. Hahahaha. Sigh.Awards
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On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Jonas Robinson
(848) wrote:
Good stuff. I enjoyed this because it was simple and to the point. Thank you for sharing and congrats on poem of the day. :)
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On Sunday, August 27, 2017, dwells
(4177) wrote:
Your subtext / acrostic was invisible here MS so mission accomplished. Hoping this Saturday night finds you well, cheers! - Dan
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On Saturday, August 26, 2017, Domenta
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i love this really well done makes me think i need to work more on my own wording in my writing
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On Thursday, August 24, 2017, Hands_Around_My_Throat
(67) wrote:
I've been looking for something so elegantly penned. Inspiring. I enjoyed this a lot. Thank you!
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On Monday, August 21, 2017, worm
(1149) wrote:
the emotions runneth over the brim of my mind... Kudos! ~worm~
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On Monday, August 21, 2017, carlosjackal
(2787) wrote:
Another classic to your bow. Keep cranking these beauties out!
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On Monday, August 21, 2017, 10 Forty Three
(543) wrote:
This is a very sad piece as I can relate to it. Wonderfully painful poem. - 10:43
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On Monday, August 21, 2017, Just Dave
(448) wrote:
You capture the isolation so well. This is very nice. I'm glad I read it. Nice flow to. :) JD