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To Be Home
'You are the beautiful half
of a golden hurt'
-Gwendolyn Brooks
The world is loveless,
but I remember love;
I seal it in a tiny box,
place it on a shelf above.
All the riots of my youth
rage among immiment falls
as ways of men I never knew
fill my eyes as Hell resumes.
All the strife my legs can carry
will I only carry back home
should home remember me
after all my rage is gone.
....
of a golden hurt'
-Gwendolyn Brooks
The world is loveless,
but I remember love;
I seal it in a tiny box,
place it on a shelf above.
All the riots of my youth
rage among immiment falls
as ways of men I never knew
fill my eyes as Hell resumes.
All the strife my legs can carry
will I only carry back home
should home remember me
after all my rage is gone.
....
Published 1st Sep 2020
Author's Note
Inspired by the poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, written for the 'We Real Cool' comp. Quote is from 'To Be In Love'
https://www.poeticous.com/gwendolyn-brooks/my-dreams-my-works-must-wait-till-after-hell?filter=famous&lns=b
https://www.poeticous.com/gwendolyn-brooks/my-dreams-my-works-must-wait-till-after-hell?filter=famous&lns=b
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2nd Sep 2020 2:03pm
Good luck in the judging! Wait --- what..? You placed 3rd?! LOL its been a rough month and I'm just now catching up!
What your poem tells me in just the first two lines is that we create our own love in this world and we can do it again. The message was so strong and simple; you could have ended the poem there!
What your poem tells me in just the first two lines is that we create our own love in this world and we can do it again. The message was so strong and simple; you could have ended the poem there!
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