Late Night Poetry #10

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Climbing out of my heart
are drawn out stumbling words,
half-formed, inarticulate little birds.

They are slow and tired
more a cry than a scream:
my heart, it likes to dream.

How do I grow a new self again,
from the ashes of the ruins,
should I stand still in my illusions?

Those wordless little birds,
still straining at their cage,
will find a way to freedom on the page.

And eventually, inarticulate stumbling words,
grow strong roots of truth and power:
a word after a word is the only answer.

9 thoughts on “Late Night Poetry #10

    1. Liz Ward's avatar

      Thank you for your lovely comment 🙂

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  1. Ratika Deshpande's avatar

    Lovely!

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  2. missraychanel84's avatar

    Wow. That was deep. It made me think, especially that last verse.

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  3. Suma Fiore's avatar

    I liked this, quite a bit. So much that I featured your poem on my blog. Really spoke to me Liz 🙂

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    1. Liz Ward's avatar

      Thank you, thank means a lot 🙂

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  4. je_m_appelle_anshisaxena__ ❤️'s avatar

    Nice page u have..do give my poems a read..hope u like it😊😊

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  5. AQUIB's avatar

    I like readings poems. And sometimes I write to. But not like you. Awesome 🙂

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  6. aphadolie's avatar

    I like this. Congratulations from France

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