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Michael Stefan Feb 2020
No
Two letters,
Scrawled haphazard,
On brick walls,
Speak volumes,
Build barriers,
Save millions,
Never uttered enough,
Sometimes uttered too much,
Etching a duality,
Between inaction,
And stopping oppression,
Strong like steel,
Ethereal as ghosts,
And only you,
Decide its proper use.
This poem was written as a monologue to the intensity of one of the most frequently used words, so small and insignificant while still being one of the most powerful words in all human languages.
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
You think you know
But do we
Truly understand ourselves?
I am having a lot of fun with 10-word poetry and being able to express complex and sometimes painful thoughts with such small verses.
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
Your heart
Like stone
Cracks not for weapons
But words
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
Speak my name
And I shall materialize
Casting dark shadows
To blind your eyes
And bind you
To misfortuned destiny
Speak my name
And prepare to see
That bad luck has a dearly cost
But comes to you for free
the pictures
of her
may have been
still photos
but,
they always
moved me
emotionally.
Michael Stefan Feb 2020
Wear your silly masks, make sure they are strapped
You wouldn't want them to fall off now
Cause no one wants the know the real you
Right?  
Who wants to bear our burdens
Hear the deepest of our anxieties and fears
Walk a mile in our painful shoes
And be held responsible for support
Best to keep on our masks and smile
Show everyone the light they want to see
Dance like puppets
Sing like sparrows
Bow and scrape
Curtsy and be pretty
But in our falsehoods, we are bearing darkness
In true friendships, we are bringing light
Let the mask slip from your face
To reveal freckles and scars
Different colored eyes filled with warmth
Surround yourself in light
Let the darkness of your masks fall off
Surround yourself in friendship
Always
I wasn't originally going to share this work.  It's less of a poem and more of an incomplete poetic rambling.  I've sat and stared at this for hours wondering how to change it.  It just never seems to make any more or less sense than it does in this imperfect form.  Just be real with each other and stop hiding behind your masks.  Much love.
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