Powerfully penned, Tim. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.

Damian

History repeating itself, only now we have phones to record everything and be shocked by the hatred many spew.
Powerful write.

Heart breaking

Powerfully penned, Tim. Excellent tribute my friend. It’s a tragedy indeed, sometimes I don’t recognize the world anymore. Appreciate you.

Damian

Silencing beauty is one of mankind’s (and I use that term loosely here) gravest mistakes. We need beauty to get through what comes

This is the kind of poem that doesn’t ask permission—it reports from the wreckage. “A poem that will remain unfinished” is a brutal, honest truth, and the blood imagery isn’t sensational, it’s earned. I like how you refuse comfort here—no soft landing, no false resolve. The idea that the poems must replace her voice because they have to is devastating. This reads like a witness statement, not a performance. Necessary, angry, and painfully clear.

This one hits hard. I’ve watched that video over and over again.
I saw another where an agent told a protester, “If you raise your voice I will erase your voice”…while I’m thinking, then the thunder of the masses will drown him if he does that. I can’t wait for the trials and all the video evidence.
We will say their names forever so they are never forgotten.

You give life to this poem. That in a sense, is what poems should do breath on its own

I agree, Fia. Thanks for the comment. 🙂

Beautifully penned, Tim. Excellent write my friend. Nicely done. Appreciate you.

Damian

I agree, a good poem is like a good friend. It can give you comfort, support, encouragement, understanding… An honest poem mirrors the soul of the poet and makes them deeply human.

I love the way this reads like an old friend stopping by—so comforting.

Amen. rain or shine, a poem is a day in the life of words.