You turned my garden to a field of flint,
A theatre of wars I never sought to wage.
I wore your shadows like a fingerprint,
And carried your silence like a heavy cage.
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What a beautiful but tragic work... Thank you for sharing this powerful poem! Brilliantly penned!
The striking rhythm and the clever rhymes make it such a glorious read! I love the intense imagery in this poem too, like comparing yourself to a flower growing up through cracked stone. This is a masterpiece that is sure to stop any reader in their tracks! Keep writing!
This poem is so very grim and sad, yet it is thunderingly powerful!
such an inspiring poem. it's dark but deep, beautiful and powerful. this is such a beautiful peace