by Bobi Leutschaft Poitras
Not very cheerful…but I drew a picture 🙂
Crucifying Myself What is a door But a thing to walk through Or close on the world As I so often do I keep a pen And a bottle of gin Under my pillow Just in case it busts in I’ve written down In my journal of rust All the humans I know And the dogs that I trust I have kept track Of each stitch that I got And keep every scar In a little green pot Here by my side Lie my most cherished thoughts So cuddly and warm And all tangled in knots My well-laid plans Come to me in the night To sleep at my feet As I turn out the light All hope is pinned On a board in the hall It’s not very much So it’s written real small In the event that it all somehow fails I still have my crutch And this bucket of nails ©Bobi Leutschaft Poitras, February 2022

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Bobi:
A sad poem for sure but nicely done. Hopefully the poet is not this blue all the time.
Milo
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Thanks, Milo. You know me – pretty cheerful in general… 🙂
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I relate … it is real life. I have a physical crutch to help me hobble thru the day.
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Real life, for sure. Thank you for reading!
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nice poem…
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Thanks, Bob.
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Sometimes a smile is the only thing to ward off sadness
How strange it is that we find it easy
To give to
Others
Yet not so easy to turn it inwards to
Ourselves
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I use my art to ward off sadness – the more I put on paper and canvas, the less is left inside of me. And yes, easier to give than receive… Thanks for reading!
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