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Never, Don't You Ever

An introspective, self-reflective, inspirational poem!

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Never, Don't You Ever
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did...

did...

did we build this all

for nothing

never, don't you ever

contemplation the revelation

the sense of achievement

give up what you feel

nothing

stuttered uttered conviction

insecurity and vulnerability screaming

did we build our life

on nothing

forget fantasised love in Hollywood movies

your embossed imprint on my body

big black chasm awaits

to make sense of the big

nothing

multiples of two everywhere

big black chasm awaits

my life's pleasant disruptions

before we came, we were

nothing

you once shoehorned space

no flicker of light

when we leave, we are

nothing

in the deep abyss

of my being

from where my

heart has

gone

no heartbeat drum

Never...

Never...

Never, don't you ever give up

"Secret suffering is crueller than public misery." - Voltaire, Candide.

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Thanks for reading!

Author's Notes: Was messing about with some older pieces and unused bits and created this. There is an unused nonet in there, as a hint, the line "your embossed imprint on my body" is where that starts. Anyway, I thought it flowed well together.

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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    Written by Paul Stewart