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The knees weren't enough; they only stop at the grave.

I guess that's why some press their heads to the ground ...

this packs a very hefty punch, LSP. well done.

Yeah, I've been hiding in the shadows of the tombstones a lot lately and this came up ... Thanks for the read & comment

Believe in yourself.  Touching scribe.

So very true.  Thank you for your thoughts.

seems like it's never enough. strong words...

This was sparked by a lot ... Including the riots in Baltimore, madness begets madness ... Thanks for the read John

I guess you can't count on
your knees...

No one makes me laugh like you do Paul ... Thank you.

Your knees aren't enough, neither is pressing your head to the ground. Putting your hope, your aspirations, and your reasons to live on a pyre and then lighting it up is not enough. I don't think there can be enough.

... With each passing day, as I watch the world -.I think you may be right.

Ahhh, LobodeSanPedro, luv ~ :-*

You tear at the heart of me with this, brother mine.

I have missed your deeply profound, intense, oft heart-rending eloquence, luv. :-*

This poem has caused me to sit in silence and solitude for a time, contemplating once again the vagaries of our fundamental interconnectedness...

This...cry of anger is deeply touching. You pack so much into so few lines. Well done.

No use in over cooking it , that's what I like about Japanese poetry forms.

Thank you for the read and comment

Deepest ponder that we all cringe with at some
point.. appreciate the presentation!

I'd have to say 'endlessly'.. to your questioning haiku, writ so well..
curtsies,
~d

Thank you for your kind words on this piece, as well as subscribing to my humble writings.  It always feels good when DUP poets recognize one another.