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    Hard Shell - Heart of Gold

    You are an incorruptible observer of lifeWith precise words, cutting like a knife You analyse with sharp focus and sobrietyExposing the abyss of a rotten societyYour essays stand out by eleganceThoughtful research and eloquenceYour exciting reports on music historyAre...

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    • WOW! I’m honored and lost for words. Your exquisite brilliance in this piece, captures exactly what I try to write and express. Thank you Elke for this wonderful tribute. xxoxx

    • Beautifully penned, Elke. Amazing tribute to Keith, you really captured his essence my friend. He definitely deserves the honor he’s a stand up guy from the neighborhood. From what he commented above I think he approves. Nicely done. Appreciate you .

      Damian

    • hello lovely poetess Keith truly is beautiful a writer and a friend ❤️this is an intelligent and thoughtful write,,,

    • A powerful ode to the role of the writer as witness, critic, and humanist. Clear-eyed, generous, and thoughtfully constructed.

    • Dear S,

      Wonderful tribute and great reminder to spotlight the good in renewing that all is not lost in human kindness.
      To me, it takes a kind soul to write about a kind soul. Lovely piece. H🌷

  • Will You?

    I know I can be a little messed up.I know I can sometimes be too much.But tell me honestly. Would you still love me in darkness beyond?Far away from the safety of the front?Would you still love me as I...

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    Sadden

    I like you so muchAnd I hope you like me tooWe meet time after timeBut today I was having these thoughtsWhat if you stop liking meIt would sadden me a lot.

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    That time I missed your birthday

    That time I missed your birthday   I never believed the date could          just       slip              by without demanding my focus –   a big red crayon circle     on my mind's calendar...

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    • Cleverly penned, K. Amazing write my friend. Appreciate you.

      Damian

    • hello Broken One this made me sad…I was thinking earlier that I go along thinking I’m kind until I look at my relationships and realize how mean I can be and I do feel guilty thought provoking write ❤️

      • Sorry to make you sad. I doubt that you’re mean, though!
        This was sort of a response to the other one I posted today. No point feeling guilty when the other person has already left the relationship.
        Thanks for reading!
        ❤️k

    • Dear K,

      This’ll learn them. You forget me I forget you. I’m just kidding…sort of. For me, the heartfelt under current of a relationship shift is prevalent in the write, and we carry these slights forever whether there’s forgiveness or not. I really appreciated this poem. H🌷

      • You got it. These two poems are a pair even though they’re about 5 years apart. It just took that long…
        Thanks for reading it!
        ❤️k

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    That time you missed my birthday

    That time you missed my birthday     That’s when I grew up. It’s when I knew I didn’t figure in your plans or rise to your consciousness   Time to put on the big girl pants, get on with life on my own   So I did with a vengeance turning...

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    • Powerfully penned, K. Excellent write my friend. Nice to see you again. Appreciate you.

      Damian

      • Thanks, Damian
        It feels good to have something to say again. Reposted this one because of the next one, which is a new write.
        Happy new year!
        ❤️k

    • This is excellent! It reminds me of the saying
      Never let them see you sweat.
      For me that applies to determination. To simply refuse to be taken for granted.
      Love this!

    • hello lovely Broken One I feel I missed out on something in you it so hard for me to connect with people… I would hope I could make you feel special always great write ❤️

    • Dear K,

      Ouch. The sting in this write was an eye opener. It made me feel how much I’d dislike feeling exposed and minimized. I’m sorry if the event is personal history and not the use of metaphor but this is a succinct poem of how vulnerable we can be. Great piece. H🌷

      • Yeah, this was ouchy back when I wrote it, you’re definitely right about that. I reposted because I wrote a counterpart today… with much less ouch.
        ❤️k

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