Empty

sorenbarrett

A hollow log lays in a bog, the outside appears just fine
By blight struck, filled with muck, a cancer seen as benign
Time will tell, as it dissolves the shell, revealing what's inside
What appears solid, an illusion squalid, majesty that has died
A bark once light now dark drips saturated as the sea
Under stretched skin what lies within is all that we be 

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  • Paul Bell

    It's good to know we're all going back to dust.
    Makes you want to get out there and conquer the world.
    Maybe get breakfast first.

    • sorenbarrett

      Thanks so much Paul for the read and comment yes by all means get breakfast first it is a long process and one will grow weary and hungry

    • Lorenz

      All these words thrown into the season of ghosts that convey the beauty of emptiness ...

      • sorenbarrett

        Thanks Lorenz for your review and words of understanding. Yes emptiness a contradiction in itself and ghosts be empty as well.

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        Soren, the hollow log becomes a living metaphor for us all...what time, pain, and pretense erode beneath the skin. It’s elegiac, unsettling, and true. Very well done and, of course, a fave. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

        • sorenbarrett

          Tristan your kindness and generosity is always most appreciated. Thank you so much for the read and interpretation my friend

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            You are most welcome, my friend! The appreciation is mutual.

          • Rocky Lagou

            The way you’ve described this cancerous eating at the human soul is evocative. Very poignant and masterfully written as usual 🤍

            • sorenbarrett

              Thank you so much Rocky for your review and understanding it is most appreciated

            • orchidee

              Good write SB.

              • sorenbarrett

                Thanks so much Orchi it is appreciated

              • Goldfinch60

                That hidden horror can bring so much emotion when it is found soren.

                Andy

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thank you Andy for the review and understanding interpretation, as always it is appreciated.

                • arqios

                  Oh boy, that’s an excellent makes 5. That’s a terrible slip up on my part. Apologies 🕊️🙏🏻

                  • sorenbarrett

                    Enough is enough my friend no slips on slippery logs you must be exhausted by now. No apologies needed. Have a most wonderful and reextinga day

                  • Freedom4

                    A metaphoric reminder that we are not always as our appearance presents. In the end what lies 'under stretched skin' it is the essence of our being.

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Thank you so much Freedom I deeply appreciate your review and kind words of understanding.



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