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Bile

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By Paul StewartPublished 4 months ago 1 min read
Bile
Photo by Debashis RC Biswas on Unsplash

~

~

bile

~

~

rises in me

as I think of the pain

~

Pain

~

~

ferments in me

as I think of the grief

~

Grief

~

~

transforms into

Blind Rage and Anger

~

~

I try to

focus

~

on anything

~

anything

but the truth

~

just to offer

~ㅤ ㅤ respite

~

to my tormented psyche

~

~

my punished soul bleeds a little each day

every

~

~ every atrocity

by others

~

~ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤin power

~ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤobscene ㅤdelight

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Thanks for reading!

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Paul Stewart

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

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  • John Cox4 months ago

    You often use white space in your experimental poems, but this seems especially effective in communicating the wordlessness that arises from powerful emotions. Seems entirely appropriate in the light of the current daily horror in the news cycle. Great work!

  • This looks like a dagger and stabs like one too. Excellent words

  • Calvin London4 months ago

    Nice job, Paul. I like the gradual pauses in the formatting; it keeps you engaged to see what is next. Maybe we should refer to it as "Stewarting" an poem. 😉😉

  • Sara Wilson4 months ago

    Interesting format! Nice job 👏👏

  • Sid Aaron Hirji4 months ago

    great format-a poem we can all relate to

  • Lana V Lynx4 months ago

    I loved this experimental form, Paul! And the message is powerful.

  • Stephanie Hoogstad4 months ago

    This was an interesting use of formatting and white space. You say a lot with only a few words. Well done, Paul.

  • K.B. Silver 4 months ago

    The helplessness is sickening to say the least. Excellent format, sentiment, and read.

  • Imola Tóth4 months ago

    I love how you broke the lines with the ~ , I felt like grief and pain were actually interrupting me in my reading. It's insane what magic you can do with a few words.

  • Marilyn Glover4 months ago

    Bile is such a colorful word, Paul, and your writing does it proud. Also, I love how you formatted your poem!

  • G. A. Botero4 months ago

    The feeling of our times.

  • Mark Graham4 months ago

    This is one that seems totally different. What a way to describe such a word. Good job.

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