Wednesday, August 3, 2016

empty

empty

not full, unoccupied, once
full

spaces, thoughts, relations: this
i shadow as fear
empty calls out blank, coreless, cold, it breathes
chilling

life, (living) requires
full, requires joy, requires pain, tears
full hot tears (soul)

alone, solitude
can be held in sacrament - solitude
is (not) empty

empty (void)

equals

bkmackenzie
copyright 2016

linked to d'verse poets


19 comments:

  1. I fear that emptiness now that I am growing older. I want my life to be still full, filled with joy and hot tears. Strong amazing write, thank you!!

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    1. Thank you Grace may our lives remain full and happy...bkm

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  2. OH. Sometimes we do feel empty and this poem told why. beautiful. :)

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  3. "empty calls out blank, coreless, cold, it breathes/chilling"
    These lines especially struck me...a very powerful description of the pain of emptiness.
    Thanks for joining in at dVerse.

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  4. Yes, here's wishing you a full and happy life not a mere existence.

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  5. Gayle Walters RoseAugust 3, 2016 at 8:48 PM

    I understand...I sometimes struggle with the empty spaces where once there was activity and the busy-ness of life. Well put, bkm.

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  6. This is so beautiful and so frightening so as to imagine the empty spaces and void.

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    1. Thank you, always keep your life full of joy and tears.,,bkm

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  7. Usually if you scratch around, there is something, if only traces of what was. As always, beautifully done.

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    1. Yes the scratching makes me long for more. Thank you...bkm

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  8. Wonderful. This toys with the pulses of a life. Thank you for this

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  9. You are "a cup half full, a bird its own". I relish your thoughts and your statings.

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    1. I am still around...it has been a couple crazy years...hope to get back on track..thank you for stopping...bkm

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  10. That emptiness is enough to give anyone the blues! Superbly written, BKM!

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