when

when I tamed rage
and tried anew
a road emerged
that led to you

when I quit work
and made a career
I fed with tune
my starving ear

when darkness fell
about my boot
I shed the cloak
that hid the truth

when I buried hate
and then forgave
a poem grew
around the grave
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Posted: Oct 2020

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trurorob
Very nice and poignant RU
Rob
southmiami4321online today!
So short in words but large in meanings; painfully showing your feelings. Thanks for sharing. SM
salamuna
Absolutely loved it. so simple said and so many emotions inside it. just brilliant! "I fed with tune
my starving ear".... thank you Ru.
Regards, Lily wave
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