Did You Notice, I'm Still Here
And The Nonsense That Follows
What will it take,
what will capture your eye?
A story like Faulkner,
or Catcher in the Rye?
To be someone else,
if for only a day.
To experience how intense,
it feels to say.
Whatever you want to,
whatever you feel.
A fly on the window,
a bee on the sill.
A crashing crescendo,
a press for free will.
The very thing needed to,
express how you feel.
I touch the water,
where you were before.
A nobody's daughter,
begging for more.
Flowers held in crystal,
a pressed rose in a book.
A twenty-two pistol,
for her pocketbook.
Skin smoother than porcelain,
but thicker than blood.
Stronger than the force within,
though it is stuck in the mud.
A glance with affection,
a touch without pause.
A bite without barking,
from a cat without claws.
To make sense of the senseless,
one page at a time.
Will surely get your attention,
if I make the thing rhyme.
About the Creator
Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
Telling stories my heart needs to tell <3 life is a journey, not a competition
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Comments (38)
lovely poem
I felt in a trance... ‘A glance with affection, a touch without pause.’ Thank you Kelli Pauline 🌸
'A nobody's daughter, Begging for more.' It's beautiful!!
I like the rhyme and Ilike the picture , what I really liked was the contrast in the lines and words. Really nicely done 'A bite without barking, from a cat without claws.'
An absolute beauty, Kelli. Loved it’s ebb and flow, its tenderness and bite!
Amazing story keep uploading
write more..missing ur words
good working subscribe me
such beautiful poem
Touching 🖤 amazing work! I clicked on your page because I seen you have 1200+ published writings and wanted to follow you as I appreciate all the time you’ve put in! Bravo 🙌 this was the first writing I read too 👌 💋
Beautiful! Love it! 😊❤️
This is classic; how did I miss this and why isn't it a Top Story?
The rhythm of this was delightful. It *did* get my attention!
One that I'd missed, and is how I feel all the time. Excellent work
Wow 👏
I love this! Reminds me of some people in my life I care about very much. Your rhyming was great, I feel like sometimes poems that actually rhyme bother me when it is forced but yours felt so natural
Powerful poem -- with excellent rhymes :)
You did a wonderful job with the rhyming and all the imagery you created with your words!
So many great images. Well done!
I love “Flowers held in crystal, a pressed rose in a book. A twenty-two pistol, for her pocketbook.” Feels full of meaning. ✨
Excellent Kelli and as you know I love a good rhyme.
Rhyme makes reason! People like shit that rhymes 😁 My favourite bit is "A bite without barking, from a cat without claws" 😀
Very good Kelli. A lot of meaning here!!!
Beautiful piece. Nice work.
Fabulous work!