This Life
a list poem about the human experience
This life: riotous and complex.
Brimming with sweet smells. Cool swims.
Foggy mornings. Dancing reflections.
Painted clouds through the skylight.
Steam rising. Satisfied purrs. Smooth lips.
The courage to say the thing.
The grace to share your plate.
The opening and closing of the heart.
The darkening and sparkling of the spirit.
Moss that's crisp in summer's drought-
flexible again with just one rainfall.
This life of breathtaking meteor showers.
Cheekbones lined with salt.
It is riotous, and complex.
About the Creator
Alyssa Madill
She is a never ending story written in the stars.
Alyssa has been a lifelong writer, having recently begun sharing her creations as she prepares to release her first poetry book into the world. Her poems are inspired by nature and heartache.
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Songbird
There is always pain in life. It seems as if life isn’t worth living if there isn’t pain involved. To grow is to know pain. To love is to know pain. To learn is to know pain. Children are cruel. They poke fun at anything they can notice that is different about another. They migrate into groups of the haves and the have nots, but on the outskirts of those groups are the undesirables. The ones that don’t fit into any mold offered to them.
By E.N. Gussler4 days ago in Humans
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It’s very complex! Great work! Wonderful!