Rent
Emotions are Expensive
I wish I could have shown you that girl
The one who wasn’t scared of the fall
Who knew the path, walked straight and true
claimed pieces of the world she knew she was due
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But the brick house with the picket fence
is carved of cardboard - better knock
Watch the door cave inward and
The paint scuff off
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That well you tossed wishes into
Pennies spent and pinned to hope
you wait to hear Abe hit the bottom,
but he never does
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The interest is compounding
The cost is much too high
I can’t afford emotions
I’ll rent until I die
About the Creator
Emily McGuff
Author of Crystalline (self-published on Amazon)
Lover of lyrics and poetry.
Obsessed with sci-fi and fantasy.
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Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH7 days ago in Critique
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Congratulations on this Top Story!! Superb poem. 🎉🥳🎊🥳🥳
Powerful. Congratulations on the Top Story.
Beautifully written, very powerful 💞
You say so much in a few words. Powerful story.
Greatl lines
Congrats on the Top Story! This was a great read.
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Powerful and amazing
Newly subscribed; loved this take on today's realities for so many. Congratulations on Top Story as well!
Congrats on top story!!
This was so poignant and profound. Loved your poem!
Beautiful and heartbreaking!
An absolutely captivating poem. Well done.