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Boz
Member since August 12, 2022
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Plant a Seed
Think white, think light
Light had always spilled panic
Shadow fingers swaying, playing
And time, the destroyer, creator of crippling scars
I watch the curtains billowing, breathing in and out
The maddening clock ticking too slow
The wind in the trees, the wind in the vines moaning
And the wind in the wires, adding their low mournful whistle
My words are lost to the wailing wind
The words are just memory
Guarded, cold words, each one checked and censored before it is spoken
A cheap weapon to bludgeon myself with
I stare out at the gun-metal sky
Guilt has embedded an image in my brain
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Bursting forth to poison me like a childhood infection
And fill my mind with doing, leaving no room for memories
The only place inside me that isnt a numb ache, is the place I save for you
I confuse justice with revenge
A shudder travels from scalp to knees
While I'm waiting for the walls to still
I plant a seed to harvest a miracle of nature
Try to plant a seed of forgiveness in your heart
And plant a lead bullet in my brain
My mind, my heart, a perfectly matched pair of bastards.
Boz’s timeline
- August 2023
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12 SatAnniversary
One year of membership
- August 2022
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26 FriReceived a critique
on Plant a Seed from @Sen99
"A well crafted creative poem, good word flow, intriguing use of language, "guarded, cold words ..... cheap weapon to bludgeon", some great lines, I think you have a strong inner voice thanks for sharing" -
22 MonReceived a critique
on Plant a Seed from @Geezer
"with Ray about the bullet in the brain thing, but I understand what you mean. I think you need to use the word [wind] less maybe I'm wrong, but it seems that it might be smoother if you said something like: The wind in…" -
21 SunReceived a critique
on Plant a Seed from @Ray Whitaker
"I’m looking forward to reading more in future! “Plant a bullet in my brain” seems incongruous to the rest of the stanza, IMHO." -
21 SunReceived a critique
on Plant a Seed from @Geezer
"Just want you to know that I'm coming back to this one when I am not so tired, I feel that there is a lot that you could be saying, and I would be missing. ~ Geezer. ." -
21 Sun
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15 MonReceived a critique
on What life means to me. from @Rosewood Apothecary
"Just like the rejuvenating rain in the the poem such is the poem itself. Pretty darn good and darn pretty too. Tim" -
14 SunReceived a critique
on What life means to me. from @Lavender
"Hello, Boz, This is refreshing poetry! You have brought life to all the senses. It's so inviting, I'd like to just stay there and visit awhile. Beautiful. Thank you! Lavender I love "...gentle riffles purl lazily on the…" -
14 SunReceived a critique
on What life means to me. from @Obadiah Grey
"Hello there, Boz. I like the references to nature, the freedom and spirit you portray. So much to like but the favourite poetic bit for me was,,,,,,, I want to be dust borne on the wind, Everything moving, all of the ti…" -
14 Sun
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13 SatFirst publication
Head Handed
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13 Sat
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12 FriJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I live on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia in a rustic renovated 1928 cottage. Im an artist and avid gardener. Nature inspires me. Family and good friends enjoying each other and life inspire me. Ive never known if any of my poetry is good , bad or ugly - I write it because it is what I like to do. I have a lot in my head that needs to go somewhere, and so, it gets written down to read later. I love Walt Whitmans Song of Myself.
Im a writer because I want to understand hope and need and loss and pain. Im a writer because I want to know how far down love and hate can go. I have to follow my passion, Ive got to figure out what it is that I love - who I really am and have the courage to do that. Sometimes writing is a holy water that can find its way even inside a stone.
Location: SA, AUS
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