I have a dream of someday being able to call myself a 'published poet.' For right now I am merely an aspiring poet. I have always loved poetry except when forced to read it for a high school or college class. I often find rhyming or specific styles of poetry too restrictive when writing. I welcome any comments or constructive criticism of my poems submitted here as I am trying to improve, and feedback helps me do that.
Everyone knows their lines
They're bustling in the background
I'm trying to keep up
Just fake it a while
...
A thousand snowflakes hit the ground at once
Each more impure than the next
There was a shadow of something bleak
Emptiness like a living thing filled the street
...
I wanted to take her by the hand
Tell her what she meant
But she was fading from sight
And what gave me the right
...
It's a thankless task we do,
Not a mission to perform
They pretend to respect it
But it's a comforting lie
...