Our coping, Substitutions
sorenbarrett said:

Beyond anything else this poem carries a very important message. You are so right that our prejudice against mental issues holds us back. It is the fear of our lack of understanding that keeps up this barrier. I have worked with people with such problems for the past 35 years and I believe like most other things everyone has such problems to a greater o. r lesser degree. When we look at others we need to look in a mirror first, but not with pride but true desire to understand.

September 15th, 2023 05:54

of Uncertain, vigil’s
sorenbarrett said:

Many good lines my friend
\"Time’s, muddying tracks have since washed-away \"
\" effervescent scenes
as now Winter’s colours: paint reminiscing’s - silhouettes.\"
I identify with
\"Treasured one, I sit inking
my anxiety’s musings - a daily routine
soothing efforts - to ease, yearning’s aches\"
And I too wonder how much is lost in translation knowing that it is impossible to translate from one language to another without loss.





September 8th, 2023 07:06

Voilà ! here I am, here We be
Neville said:


Hey brother Mek ..

what has not already been said here, is hardly worth saying ..

and so I rest easy and shall serve but as an echo for each of those who got here before me .. Bravo sir M

Neville


September 4th, 2023 12:39

Voilà ! here I am, here We be
Parisab said:

I was mourning the passage of summer and ‘the august flowers strutting one last time’. But your words shake you enough in the ‘skin of maturity’ but it was also great for sipping like this Holiday’s Monday morning news paper-I shall be reading this work for this week to come-your poetry as always connects to many elements and dimensions as always! Thank you for the gift Mek!

September 4th, 2023 12:31

Voilà ! here I am, here We be
Sakwa Franc said:

What is lineage, legacy or posterity

When

Fallibility’s red button, can annihilate

Every

Nuclear family, without provocation!\"\"

What a diction of words .. iam always carried away by the flow of your ink

Good work LB

September 4th, 2023 08:00

Voilà ! here I am, here We be
sorenbarrett said:

A vividly real existential depiction. I felt I was looking through that window into this poem. \"Time itself demeaned, to a mirage of irrelevance\" again my friend we seem linked in thought since I have just touched on this in my last poem.
Despite the seriousness of this poem I love your playful play on words:
\"Fallibility’s red button, can annihilate
Every
Nuclear family, without provocation!\"
\"A three day butterfly, saunters
I rejoice in its unperturbed effervescence
Symbolic of summer’s last hurrah, August
Flowers strutting one last time\"
A beautiful and poignant passage.
All summed up in the next line.
\"Timelessness is gleaned in such small details\"
Such a feeling of Gestalt in this piece.
\"Now
It is our now, we must cherish\"
Beyond the literary beauty of this pieces words in deep wisdom amd meaning.

September 4th, 2023 06:02

Voilà ! here I am, here We be
orchidee said:

I be liking this!

September 4th, 2023 04:10

Voilà ! here I am, here We be
LIZ said:

Lord!! Just the video alone had my heart crying. Such a serious subject. We don\'t realize how lucky we are....we GET TO......experience! However that comes, or what it looks like...\"In simply seeking, our peace in realising Those precious moments, free From challenges n distractions\". ✨️ \"A ding, a sigh and a gifted smile\", they\'re all precious...including the ones meant to be lessons. \"There is value in our struggle\", yes indeed!! Each moment forms who we are or are trying to be.
Very emotional read! We must remember! \"Here I am, in the noise and the silence\"! Loved it! 🪄 ✨️





September 4th, 2023 03:34

A common miracle
sorenbarrett said:

The format of this piece is wonderful.
\"dimming shine

of a late summer’s night

unable, to dim the glow

draping them, from head to toe\"
Such poetic imagry so well written.
\"entrancing flames, emanating

from her guardian’s, chest

highlighting, the binding path

illuminated: by their drunken hearts\"
This passage struck me the most in that there is an inexplicable poetic ring to it that reverberates in the mind and soul.

September 1st, 2023 05:54

In memory of Sinead O’Connor
Parisab said:

Such gentle words of compassion for a restless soul at last flown to ‘Find warmth, in your child’s embrace’

July 30th, 2023 15:36

In memory of Sinead O’Connor
Neville said:



indeed, such a beautiful troubled mind and with the voice off angel .. I think you have just said .. and so well, what many of us had thought of saying .. Neville

July 28th, 2023 10:54

In memory of Sinead O’Connor
LIZ said:

Such an incredible songwriter and singer... among other things. Very sad. I\'ll always remember her. My favorite is her interpretation of \"Nothing compares to u\" written by Prince. Very nice tribute!

July 28th, 2023 02:33

In memory of Sinead O’Connor
Teddy.15 said:

My dearest Mek.Some people just aren\'t meant for this world and she struggled all her life and made the most magnificent music out of her pain. She was a legend in the world not afraid to speak her truth and beyond her exterior was a very fragile being. She never really accepted herself. Another tragedy of life. 💖

July 28th, 2023 01:31

Poetess: that most profound, Lioness
Neville said:



what can I say .. other than ink well spilt .. and magnificently so ..

July 18th, 2023 01:40

Poetess: that most profound, Lioness
Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose) said:

A lovely read .. so many interesting and beautiful
Words in this



A serendipitous gift, affording me vitality
Then breathless with unbridled anticipation
I’m immersed within her poetry’s waterfall

That’s just beautiful way with words

Great poem .. loved the read


July 18th, 2023 01:28