I’m swapping the slices of a huge sugar pie.
Uniformly menaced slices.
Proportionately cremated on each side.
I swap them today, then the day before tomorrow.
Each time trying to replace it with a larger slice.
An impossible itinerary to a much bigger outcome.
I look outside.
A white-caped lamp post heading north-west,
Accompanied by a plethora of flies.
Like, I chased you out of your chaos
My city! Except there was no light in me.
I look outside. Again.
I see lights blinking outside a window.
Reds, like the avalanche of warm lust.
Blues, like country songs.
I went out to swap these two,
The flies and the lights.
I traded them off with my mind’s eyes.
Deliberate abstraction proved to be absolute,
Unlike the pie; and I’m rich from the inside.
Beautifully penned!
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You are welcome!
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Very beautiful poem. Abstract, but beautiful. I particularly like the last line, you’re rich from the inside!
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Thank you.
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What a lovely poem, You most definitely have a way with putting words together and them coming across beautifully.
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Oh wow, if only you could be able to come up with something like this, I love how it flowed and just was lovely to read.
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Beautiful poem! Not gonna lie this made me hungry for pie jk. All jokes aside this was fun to read, keep up the good work
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I sometimes swap the pie for a big slice. Then I realize it is more than I can handle
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This is a lovely poem! You definitely have a way with words and how you describe things 🙂
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Beautiful poem! Love the vivid details used.
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Wow that was beautifully written! Thank you for sharing!
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You are very good at descriptive writing. I also like the last line the best. We’re all rich from the inside.
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This is very interesting. How long have you been writing?
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I love poems. This is so awesome. Thanks for sharing your unique writing style!!
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What a lovely poem !! I wish you can make more of these , will keep follow you, thanks
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Wow, the words flowed verbally and visually. Very nice!
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I really admire people who can write poems like you! This is beautifully written. Your way of writing is unique.
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A little more than a year.
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I’ll try my best. Thank you for your support.
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Thank you. Means a lot.
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That’s quite a poetic pie, I must say 🙂
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I’m quite out of my element, reading this poem. I must say, you’re missing out if you keep swapping your pie instead of enjoying what you already have. Bigger isn’t always better. I feel like I could understand it, but I wonder if I’m wrong. But poetry is profound and interpretation is different for all.
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This is so beautiful! We can all enjoy a pie and wait for the right time to swap it to a big slice so we will not be overwhelmed.
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Beautiful poem, Ipsita.
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Thank you.
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