Fraying
A reflection on reception and transformation of words
Words I say
Heard another way
Make a fray
In my white cloth
Threatening to wear it out
so it lets in mud
Words
changed by tainted ears
re-voiced
to make me feel dirty.
Instead of impurity
intention is removed
which leaves
the dirt
in dusted places.
How do I protect
my words from this
decay?
Lord, please forgive, and have
Your way.
~S.L.
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Shannon Loewen
Hi there :) I use poetry as a processing tool and only recently began to share my works. Thank you for reading them <3
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