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heart burns

Poem.

By Paul StewartPublished 7 months ago 1 min read
heart burns
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash

heart burns

burns bright

bright sun

sun light

light waves

waves rise

rise above

above I

I, stunned

stunned, still

still, silent

silent strikes

strikes, burns

burns heart

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Paul Stewart

Scottish-Italian poet/writer from Glasgow.

Overflowing in English language torture and word abuse.

"Every man has a sane spot somewhere" R.L Stevenson

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Comments (10)

  • Poppy 7 months ago

    So clever and well done Paul. Also, has your challenge started yet? I can't find it and I'm looking forward to it!!

  • Oh, this is fun and clever! Thank you for sharing :-D xx

  • Kristen Balyeat7 months ago

    I really like this style that you use with the repeating word! So creative, pal! Such a great piece and your author's note made me LOL!

  • This has to be the best Author’s Notes ever! Lol. Loved this format and your poem! 🍩🥐

  • Elegantly accomplished.

  • Grz Colm7 months ago

    😊👏You love your word play don’t you! I usually just take some quick-eze when I get heartburn, but you like to make semi tautograms about it! Each to their own.😆

  • Lamar Wiggins7 months ago

    Loved the play on words here. It felt like a game of connect the dots that reveals a hidden picture. Well done!

  • Hannah Moore7 months ago

    I may be mistaking your intention, but my reading is valid as mine, and this feels like a poem of rejection in my heart.

  • Heather Hubler7 months ago

    Reminded me a bit of word association in such a cool way :)

  • ROCK 7 months ago

    Very fluid; I quite enjoyed this poem!

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