An Inspired Poem: Please

[SnowedIn]

The poem below was inspired by a friend who is also a brilliant writer. They gave me voice and I'm grateful.

Have you ever yearned for release?
Needed it badly?
No, not want – NEED.
The minutes on the clock a marching army.
Of ache
And loss
And hope.

Have you?

You cannot go.
You cannot come.
You’re stuck.
Sandwiched between two layers of fur.
Imprisoned by an iron rod.

Free.
Yet at the mercy.
You agreed.
Non-existent bonds.
Tight.
Unyielding.
Please.

No word.
Where?
When?
Please.

The army never invades.
Only marches.
When?
Does pressure fade?
How does 1,000 miles an hour make one day so slow?

The tiger watches me.
So does the panther.
Yes! Just like them.
Pent up.
Coiled springs.
Waiting.
Waiting to be unleashed.
To pounce.

What don’t you understand about need?
What if…
What if…
What can I say?
Ask?
Do?

Please?

[Anonymous]

is it just me or am i looking at this poem in an interesting perspective...

[SnowedIn]

I cannot answer your very good question because we don't know what your interesting perspective is! :)

[Opinion Owner]

dirty minded perspective..

[SnowedIn]

... you are wise. That is absolutely one direction...

[Rebel-Angel]

So well said and well written!

[Rebel-Angel]

@apulu_imback

[Apulu_Imback]

Thanks for the mention!

[SnowedIn]

Thank you @Rebel-Angel... much appreciated.

[Rebel-Angel]

Thanks for MHO!

[Apulu_Imback]

An aesthetically pleasing arrangement of words, unique and strong. My favourite parts are

"You cannot go.
You cannot come.
You’re stuck.
Sandwiched between two layers of fur.
Imprisoned by an iron rod."

This is so deep, it literally touched the depth of my subconscious mind. And this part

"The tiger watches me.
So does the panther.
Yes! Just like them.
Pent up.
Coiled springs.
Waiting.
Waiting to be unleashed.
To pounce."

I don't have words for this stanza. This is so true and it's like you squeezed the wet cloth of reality to extract this poetic piece. Love this.

It's great overally!

[SnowedIn]

"... squeezed the wet cloth..." -- THANK YOU! Appreciate the kind words.

[LovingJo]

A poem I wrote. Let me know what you think. ❤️

The Lonely Polar Bear:

I feel like a polar bear, stuck within a cold and unforgiving environment.
Lost, isolated and alone. Far away from existence.
Why does it need to be so, why does this land need to be so brutal?
The sunlight hours are short and the darkness is long, so lonely must it be?
The walk is so long... To do it without another, it can seem like summer will never come.
When spring emerges, will you be there? Will I?

~ Jo Morgan

[Still-alive]

I can feel the solitary journey a polar bear tends to embark on here. Very nice 😊

[SnowedIn]

JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

This is marvelous! Wonderful! Mournful yet uplifting. It's a craggy oceanside cliff. Wow. Thank you for sharing!

And this line: "When spring emerges, will you be there? Will I?" Just magnificent. It has the entirety of a broken heart and a spring flower bud wrapped both in an instant of time as well as eternity.

[LovingJo]

Awww thank you so much 🙏🏻❤️

[Guy13]

Pent up Wants take a life of their own; Vexation and desire evidenced by fly over drone.
Left on edge in a suspended wait; Awaiting release; fighting the hate.

Tightly wound; ticking of a jet plane roar;
Man and beast; Tool and whore.
The Do that I did still remains in me; The sands of time cascade endlessly⏳

Later…

[SnowedIn]

@guy13 ... there's a poet in you. I confess I did not see that coming. Thanks for taking the time to respond!

[serious]

This is very beautiful. Very well written. I don't know but this poem has a mysterious tone to it.

Please keep writing such poem. Continue the good work.

[SnowedIn]

@serious... thank you very much for the thoughtful words. I'm very appreciative.

[serious]

@snowedin

No problem and you are welcome.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

It's a great poem, but I can't get over "cannot come"
God we've all been there, am I right? ✋

Ok, I'll see myself out...

[SnowedIn]

@WanderingLoveWizard... lmao! Well said, sir, well said. (Great username by the way.)

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Lol, thank you partner

[abc3643]

Roses are reddish.
Violets are bluish.
If it weren't for Christmas,
We'd all be Jewish.

- The late Patrick Sweeney, 1975.

[SnowedIn]

Eloquently said and thanks for sharing. That was a good smile for my morning.

[Still-alive]

Oh damn now i may have to post a poem of mine now lol.

good stuff.

that goes for @apulu_imback and @Rebel-Angel i been reading yours as well. Great talents!

[Apulu_Imback]

Where have you been the whole time? Go and smash your keyboard and type a whole poem about your cat, my only crush 🤣!

Thank you though! I appreciate you reading my works!

[Still-alive]

@Apulu_Imback lol maybe i will!
Well I actually got a whole bunch of old poems i wrote in and just out of high school. I may share a couple of those and cringe whole you enjoy lol

[Apulu_Imback]

What are waiting for? Post them! I'm interested.

[SnowedIn]

@Still-alive... yes, indeed, @apulu_imback and @Rebel-Angel are serious writing talent.

As for you, sir, you have poems? Hand em over! Tax, title, registration, and poems please.

[Apulu_Imback]

Thanks a lot! And yes I agree @Rebel-Angel is a wonderful writer. I sent her a follow to see more of her works!

[Still-alive]

Every Time a Thought Comes to Mind- an old poem I wrote in high school! ↗

here you guys go. here's mine hehe

[DarkCarousel]

Love poetry. Thank you for sharing your words. The image is beautiful as well.

[SnowedIn]

Thank you SO much for your kind words. I enjoyed writing this one and sharing it.

[Pete671]

My fave poem is Slough by Sir John Betjemein

[SnowedIn]

Thanks for this comment. I just read "Slough". WOW. What a great poem.

[QuietVerbena]

This is really good!

[SnowedIn]

That means a great deal coming from you! Thank you so much!

[Daniela1982]

I thought poems rhymed.

[ElianaS]

Some can, there’s different types of poems though 😅

[SnowedIn]

@daniela1982 ... some do. Many don't. I'm now going to write a rhyming poem inspired by you.

[Apulu_Imback]

All rhymes are rhyming but it's not necessary that poems should rhyme. Poems are written pieces which are more ornamental than usual texts and shorter with some message to convey.

[LemiaOfThunder]

thank you for the poem

[SnowedIn]

Thank you for taking the time to read.

[SnowedIn]

Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment!

[Msputiton]

Good job

[SnowedIn]

Thank you! Very much appreciated!

[CoolCatMar1]

Beautiful

[SnowedIn]

Thank you very much!

[CoolCatMar1]

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