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Life In Pieces

Inspired By Words, Events And A Bouke de Vries Image

By Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred Published 11 months ago β€’ 1 min read
Portland memory vessel, 19th century Wedgwood jasper ware - Bouke de Vries

Introduction

Just a sad poem I had to get out of my system, and I love the amazing work of Bouk De Vries, a wonderful artist.

The music is "I Fall To Pieces" by Aaron Neville

Life In Pieces

πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§

Each Day Life Breaks Me

Friends Could Help Me Mend

Many Folk Know Me

But I Have No Friends

πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§

So The Hurt Gets Worse

I Fall To Pieces

I Can't Find The Words

To Make People See

πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§

Scattered On The Ground

Fragments Of My Life

No One Is Around

As I Fall And Die

πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§

Finally, I'm Gone

Never To Be Mourned

πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§πŸ–€πŸ’§

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Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred

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  • Calvin London11 months ago

    Nothing like a good purge every now and then. Nicely done, Mike

  • A poem for my favorite & self-defining word: evanesce! Painfully, tragically & personally meaningful & beautiful, Mike.

  • Alyssa Musso11 months ago

    So simple and sad, but also relatable when we have moments of loneliness. Great job capturing the emotion in such a short poem, Mike. Sometimes it feels good to get those ugly thoughts onto the page. It's important to acknowledge that others may feel this way and hope they feel seen through the words.

  • Mark Graham11 months ago

    So emotional and good job.

  • Mother Combs11 months ago

    Feels good to purge these feelings. Gotta watch doing so on here; ppl take you for reals.

  • Sean A.11 months ago

    Such a sad poem, but well written

  • Marie381Uk 11 months ago

    I too relate to this. Chin up it will get easier βœοΈπŸ†πŸ€πŸ€πŸ€πŸ€

  • I know too well how it feels sometimes, Mike. We're sounding boards. Just buzz.

  • So none of us here on Vocal are your friends? It's a shame you feel that way because many of us indeed are your friends, some closer than the others. You know you could always reach out to any one of us. Sending you lots of love and hugs ❀️

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