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Writer's pictureAshleigh Guy

" Smoke and Dust "

An Installment of Poetry by The Art Guy


Dust to dust and time lending rust,

From the neglect and despair,

Broken down beyond repair;

Dispersed by way of distrust,

Scattered throughout the air.


No room to flee-it sticks to me,

An eternity to blame;

To be sifting through the shame,

Of what was supposed to be,

As if destroyed by flame.


But no, the end was surly slow,

"Sit and rot" is weak; it's not

strength, to waste away, forgot;

Eroded so that one blow,

Whisks away war not fought.


Or fight the battle if you choose,

Though you'd be taking a chance;

Are the winnings that enhance,

Worth more than you think you'd lose,

When burns, thoughts of romance.


No room to flee-it sticks to me,

Only a spark to blame;

To be sifting through the shame,

Of what was supposed to be,

After destroyed by flame.


Rebound is hard when walls are ash,

Optimism up in smoke,

Black-cloud-dreams that make you choke;

Goals built high fall with a crash,

Start new embers that you stoke.



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