men of stoutened miens

his hands were what frightened me thick fingers mottled like raw sausages and cold like the marble on a tomb regardless of his learned mind and words i shuddered internally at his gestures casual waves that displayed palsied limbs look at his eyes — look for his soul intelligent blue orbs and poetic words could…

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his hands were what frightened me

thick fingers mottled like raw sausages

and cold like the marble on a tomb

regardless of his learned mind and words

i shuddered internally at his gestures

casual waves that displayed palsied limbs

look at his eyes — look for his soul

intelligent blue orbs and poetic words

could not undo the nightmares that

hung on the ends of his arms

2 responses

  1. neilina Avatar

    I like the flow and the radiant thoughts of this poem. by-the-way, how come you write such a simple idea with such strong words. I always wonder! That is what makes me to come here and here again……I just love to be here!

  2. freidenker24 Avatar

    I bear scars but they seldom bespeak of me
    Do not extrapolate so soon,

    you might miss out –

    learning is a painful process,
    but think for a moment how joyous pain can be.

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