Uncoupled (IP)

Gold cherry
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By london_calling79

Tue, 03 Apr 2018
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17 comments
 

Abused to abuser.

Bullied to bully.

Abandoned to loner.

Orphan to childless.

Refugee to wanderer.

Immigrant to native.

Lover to stranger.

 

A memory is not the future

not a tramline.

 

The past is glass,

condensation on a little, shattered window.

Too often,

to shape ourselves,

we pick the brightest shards.

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Comments

Submitted by Pat G on

As sharp and beautiful as a shard in sunshine. Great writing.

Submitted by london_calling79 on

What a compliment. Thank you!

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

There is pain in the gaps, so much implied with a few words.

Submitted by london_calling79 on

I imply because I have an extremely short attention span! Thank you for the read and comment Ps.

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

That last line is just wonderful. A poem that strips away so much and holds the rest up to the light.

Submitted by london_calling79 on

If you look back through the revisions you’ll see it took a while to get that line right! Thank you airy.

 

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Another fabulous IP piece is our facebook and twitter pick of the day!  Do share if you like it too.

Submitted by london_calling79 on

Made my day. Many thanks!

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A very well deserved golden cherry, and I can't really top Pat G's comment so I won't try!

 

Submitted by london_calling79 on

I’m just thankful for the read and comment!

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Bueno!

Parson Thru

Submitted by london_calling79 on

¡Gracias colega!

 

Submitted by Alice Hamilton on

Wow, this is powerful. Your poetry has made me cry. Rather embarrassing as I am in Costa having breakfast!

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted by london_calling79 on

Thank you and sorry! Hope the nice people in Costa gave you a discount.

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Hello london,

You have given us so much in so few words.  A talent that escapes me.  But I loved it. Tell me, how do you manage to get such a large font on this site.  I have cataracts so a 12 font is difficult for me to read. 

 

Submitted by london_calling79 on

Hi Denzella. Thanks for the read and lovely comment. I usually write, edit and post from my phone so that’s probably where the big font comes from! Alternatively, I think you can write into a Word document, increase the size, and paste it into ABCTales’ ‘write’ section.

 

Submitted by Denzella on

Thank you.