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A Poet's Heart

Disgusted,
As the dirt clings
So far below, yet
Not a world removed
I often cringe that I must share
This very air
With you.

Perhaps,
You see yourself a snake
And pride your cunning mind
Relishing as prey
Those you do malign;
Though as for me, I must confess,
I see your greed
As more a trait of swine.

I wonder
That you fail to see,
How very seen you are.
Muddy, murky puddle
Don't you know?
You will never be a star.

You pretend where pretense dies,
For you cannot steal a poet's heart.

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For all the thieves of verse and art.

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On Thursday December 6th, 2007, Naked_Faerie (170) writes:

I love reading your work because you're one of the people who takes words out of my mouth except you make them sound prettier. =) I know how frustrating it is to type one of your own couplets into google and have your poem not even show up as the first result. Pigs...

On Monday May 29th, 2006, An Expired Member (3) writes:

Greetingz from Bulgaria. This grab me totally cause the people imitate us every day - sometimes are just boring, sometimes are moral criminals

On Monday June 6th, 2005, Serenity (600) writes:

I must agree with William. But at the same time this is so true.

On Thursday May 19th, 2005, An Expired Member (23) writes:

poets are thieves in a way ... because by the time the person is done reading the poem we really do steal their hearts ...

On Saturday April 3rd, 2004, BoldSolitude (277) writes:

This is so true.

On Sunday November 30th, 2003, Demosthenes (222) writes:

sure cant, cre. sure cant. excellence. -B

On Sunday November 23rd, 2003, purr_verse (1438) writes:

eep! i sure came late to this one. :) Anyway, it's fabulous. purr

On Saturday November 22nd, 2003, Alanarchy (1638) writes:

I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said. cool. very cool.

On Saturday November 22nd, 2003, finaldestiny (98) writes:

o cre i loved this so perfectly said, damn those plagerists!

On Saturday November 22nd, 2003, sole (114) writes:

This really hits upon why ripping off art is so futile. Awesome as always cre, excellent piece.

On Friday November 21st, 2003, urbanhumility (1332) writes:

you have spoken of the sight of poets, humble but far reaching.........keenly spoken............urban

On Friday November 21st, 2003, Exodus (211) writes:

Interesting...Very..

On Friday November 21st, 2003, Spiritus_Frumenti (341) writes:

i love the last line....shows a true grasp in the use of language....nicely done... -l-

On Friday November 21st, 2003, maddin foxxxy (381) writes:

Intresting read and incredibly put..."For you cannot steal a poet's heart"...so very true I guess...you can always master words.

On Friday November 21st, 2003, King_Crazy_Dave (421) writes:

darn tootin.

On Friday November 21st, 2003, Dancing_Monkey (1872) writes:

damn. well, what to say. nicely put. hope they read it and stell it. :P

On Friday November 21st, 2003, Six-Out (1822) writes:

I hope they all read this...very very good.

On Friday November 21st, 2003, xX pretty vacant Xx (80) writes:

well said. *claps*

On Friday November 21st, 2003, OLd SouL (838) writes:

I hope this poem gets alot of attention. Especially, with the recent happenings. Last two lines sealed it perfectly. And you're right, they may steal our words but never our essence. :::OLd

On Friday November 21st, 2003, AlluringDescent_darkbride (765) writes:

He he...I think we should round up all the thieves and torture them until they utter something original...that could take lifetimes...we could pass it on to our children...lol

On Friday November 21st, 2003, DoctorAsh (508) writes:

Ah, very beautiful cre ... you couldn't write a death threat to someone without it casting a notion of poetry. Wonderful write. [D&A]

On Friday November 21st, 2003, CharlottesWeb (586) writes:

This is cunning....under cut and I'm all too happy not to be on the recieving end! It's this thick cloud of contempt/disgust all smoothed out and slapped on the person. Very clever...very poetic with beauty as always.~JMDW~

On Friday November 21st, 2003, Urban Shipwreck (990) writes:

The last two lines of this brought the message home with a bang. Hopefully someone will think twice before playing ripoff artist from now on. ~Urban Shipwreck~

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