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Feelings In All It's Glory

Instructions For A Feeling Challenge

By Gregory PaytonPublished 9 months ago • Updated 9 months ago • 1 min read
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take a deep breath, way down in your chest

stale mate that emotion and put it to rest

stifle that feeling by giving it your best

put your feeling a foot

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cover that urge by colorful vibes

it is the gnawing that you cannot describe

masquerade by it -tis something, you can't deny

hide it under a hood

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utter your complaints and heed the advise

no need to repeat it and to say it hence twice

once is enough and will always suffice

pack it away, it is understood

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so take a look and pack that feeling away

you can take it out some other proverbial day

as for right now avoid or put that feeling at bay

for right now hide it under the boxwoods

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(c) Gregory Payton 2026

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Gregory Payton

I am retired Air Force. I like to write poetry, and about the economy, and about current events.I have lost a lot in my life and I also write about processing grief.

I hope you find my work interesting.

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    Written by Gregory Payton