My heart strumbles* like a dysfunctional escalator
Some people dear, take hard steps to get higher
No matter how much it hurts
A sniff of falsehood, a flake of cheat
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It waits patiently for the soft and oily grease of unconditional love that may make it run smoothly again......so touching and meaningful. Beautiful poem shared amazingly.
What a beautifu poem that conveys a meaningfull message. Vividly portrayed and conveyed. Beautifully crafted and well executed write.10
i LIKE strumbles. didn't Shakespeare use it? ! or..Mick Jagger? i like the poem and Poet's Notes, but still i have questions: Do the hard steps hurt YOU, or do they hurt people dear, OR both? favorite lines: A sniff of falsehood, a flake of cheat The escalator groans as if it wants to start But comes abruptly back to silence last line: i like the use of may, not will. i wish you used more punctuation. to MyPoemList. bri :)