teeter
By JupiterMoon
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teeter
steel-toed foundations
deep dug into crusted shores
middle-class plastic drift pushes in
layered like ageless skin
cold hefty monoliths
cloud towering toward teeter
no backspace
for the freedom of recoil
elbows lacking windows
scrape scream and shudder
as gapping becomes impossible
another square of sky extinct
this once hopeful green land
smothered now beneath car-parks and commerce
rediscovery seems unlikely
concrete takes so long to concede
welcome the day
mother nature takes it all back
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Stunning - very well deserved
Stunning - very well deserved golden cherries!
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Poem of the Week
This wonderfully structured and very moving piece is our Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
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I enjoyed reading this poem.
I enjoyed reading this poem. "Steel-toed foundations" steely-eye me right from the beginning. It challenges you in the first moment and you pull out your arsenal of words and remind the developers nature will outlive their intentions. A puzzle that fits well. -RLP
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