"In Pieces But Still Holding It Together"
A Poem Inspired By An Image
Introduction
A year on, not much has changed, just a reminder I once got a Top Story.
The image is by Bouke De Vries whose work you can see here:
This is how I feel almost all the time.
The music is "I Fall To Pieces" by Cyndi Lauper
"In Pieces But Still Holding It Together"
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The One Who Is Hit They Must Not Complain
While They Watch Their Bully Called So Clever
To Still Do All The Work That's So Mundane
In Pieces But Holding It Together
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The One Who's The Target Must Take The Blows
Will The Bully Be Called Out? No, Never
Everyone Expects A Smile To Be Shown
In Pieces But Holding It Together
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They Are The One Who Makes Everything Work
While Abusers Are Treated As Lovers
They Have To Keep Going, They Cannot Shirk
In Pieces But Holding It Together
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To Take All The Blows, Each Day Forever
In Pieces But Holding It Together
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Mike Singleton π Mikeydred
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Comments (41)
I always enjoy your work. Your the best Mike never forget it πππππ
The poem conveys so much emotional weight in so few words. Itβs a quiet but powerful statement on resilience.
Oh I love this poem mate! Congrats on your top story :)
You're still holding it together, and that means the most. Lovely art and poetry, Mike.
This is beautiful. β€οΈ I always especially love the way you marry your poetry with appropriate music πΆ β‘πβ‘
Very nicely written. This conveys the dichotomy between the face we put on for the world and the pain we feel inside so well and the injustice of it all.
Congratulations on your top story! ππππ
Thank you everyone for reading and enjoying
Beautiful
Very nice! Congrats on TS! ππ
Very nicely done, congratulations!
Wow. This is just incredible!
Back to say congratulations for earning second place for Most Popular Story on this week's leaderboard with this piece! Well-earned!
Congratulations Mike, well done on the placement in the leaderboard
Good Ekphrastic poemβ
Congratulations, Mike!!!
Looks like Vocal didn't actually ban you, lol. Congratulations on your Top Story! ππππππ Loved your poem!
Incredible source of inspiration! You incorporated the title of the piece and the contemplations it prompts into the poem so well!
I love this so much. Such a profound, heartfelt statement. Congratulations, too, on the Top Story, Mike.
I can imagine this as a beautiful melancholy song⦠the music link probably helps as well haha. Nice one Mike!
This was so incredibly raw and vulnerable. It's amazing how easily you use this form to express yourself when it's actually quite complicated. So glad this got TS. Hang on to all your pieces, my friend :)
Perfect image for your powerful message
I thought you were humpty d. needing to be put together again. life is a trick which we need to foil.
Oh my gosh that is a burning candle in dark. This hit me the hardest: They Are The One Who Makes Everything Work While Abusers Are Treated As Lovers You picked out the most mind numbing part of being abused and made it alive. Excellent piece brother
This was nice, a bit dark as well. I'm a bit of a dark writer myself. Very great work.