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Grey turns blood red

Poem. Self-reflective...introspective.

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
Grey turns blood red
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Grey turns blood red

Astray by what's said

Led

down a pathway

Bled

as a segue

A talking point

A sweet peppermint

Dry my eyes, Dry thee lochs

Salivate then celebrate.c

elebrate then defecate.d

efecate then rumunate.r

umunate then pontificate.s

ound chimes the endmound

climbs the bend

where will we be in timewhen what we need...chime

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Author's Notes: Another experimental introspective piece from my WIP/down the side of the digital sofa. Enjoy?

artfact or fictionheartbreakperformance poetrysad poetrysocial commentarysurreal poetryFree Verse

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Paul Stewart

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

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  • Jazzy 2 years ago

    I have to agree with Gina, this poem tasted of peppermint and sounded Scottish

  • Gina C.2 years ago

    Dreamy and so well done. The line with the sweet peppermint left me with a feeling like I could taste this poem that carried all the way through!

  • Rachel Deeming2 years ago

    That digital sofa is HUGE! And still you find more than small pieces of poetical popcorn covered in fluff. How do you do it?

  • John Cox2 years ago

    And now your dabbling in surrealism. How on earth am I supposed to keep up with you, Paul?! The only useful thing I have to say is that Pontificate is the verbal form of defecate. That makes it funny, but somehow I don't think that's the point. What was I talking about? 😏

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