What once was

Allie561

A face I once knew

Now strangers

A bird that once flew

Now eternally still

Words that used to be true

Now filled with lies

A ship once with a crew

Now with Davy jones

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  • Friendship

    Nicely done. Your poem reflects on relationships, memories, and the inevitability of change. It contrasts vibrant, lively images with their current desolate states, focusing on the emotional weight of these transformations.

    • Allie561

      Thank you for your detailed feedback friendship. I appreciate you taking the time to comment and read.

    • sorenbarrett

      A poem of discovered deception. Well written in such nice poetic form.

      • Allie561

        Thank you very much Soren, it’s appreciated.

        • sorenbarrett

          Most welcome

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          Allie, this hit me hard…there’s a quiet unraveling here that just keeps tightening. Each turn lands a little heavier than the last. That shift from what was to what is…that stays. Powerful piece. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

          • Allie561

            I really appreciate your continued support, it really means a lot. I’m glad it resonated so much with you.

          • Demar Desu - 德马尔·德苏

            Great poem A… ahh the past and present. Isn’t it a bitter sweet feeling how change can be

            • Allie561

              Yes and the change can bring either things we like or things we despise.

              • Demar Desu - 德马尔·德苏

                What have you been liking these days? Has the introduction of spring made things better?

                • Allie561

                  I’ve enjoyed baking and experimenting with making drinks. I got a big tin of matcha recently and some butterfly pea flower tea! Spring has definitely helped with the warmth and sun. How about you Demar, what have you been up to?

                  • Demar Desu - 德马尔·德苏

                    Matcha is my favorite; what do you like to bake? I’ve never been a baker type more of a stove top cooker. And as far as what I’ve been up to; moving across the country 😭

                    • Allie561

                      I love baking really anything but I mostly make cookies just because they don’t take a lot of time. I’ve made homemade pies and I even made matcha cookies one time that were delicious! I hope your move goes well! Hopefully wherever you’re going presents better opportunities for you.

                      • Demar Desu - 德马尔·德苏

                        Matcha cookies sounds amazing… my favorite type of cookies I think are called snowball cookies they’re fluffy on the inside and good crispy… I think the recipe is just butter sweet condensed milk flour and salt… and these days I feel like a drifter just going from place to place trying to find my home… but next month will be a big change again

                        • Allie561

                          Those sound really good and similar to Mexican wedding cookies! I wish you safe travels, I hope you’re home comes soon.

                        • NafisaSB

                          Change is inevitable and strangers and friends pass us by like shops in the dark.

                          • Allie561

                            That’s a great analogy, thank you for your comment.

                            • NafisaSB

                              it is so true in life too as i have experienced




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