They knock on the door, but they never walk in,
They ask for applause before you begin.
A crowded room filled with voices so loud,
Where everyone speaks to an empty crowd.
You drop a drop into their deep sea,
Hoping a wave might come back to me.
But the shore stays dry, and the water is still,
As they drink from your cup but refuse to fill.
A mirror reflects what you place in its view,
You cannot expect what you don’t offer too.
The page is a bridge where two souls must meet,
Not a pedestal built for a selfish deceit.
To the few who stay back to listen and stay,
You are the light at the end of the day.
But to those who just wave their hands to be seen:
A stage with no audience is just a blank screen.
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Author:
DJ (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Writing isn't a one-way street, and a creative page shouldn't be a shouting match where everyone wants to be heard but nobody wants to listen. Lately, I’ve noticed how easy it is for people to demand attention for their own work while completely ignoring the craft of others. For me, literature and poetry are built on a bridge of mutual respect—it takes two to dance, and it takes two to have a meaningful conversation. To the true readers who take the time to pause, engage, and connect with my words: I see you, and I appreciate you more than you know. To the ones just looking for a quick echo: remember that a stage means nothing if you're only performing to an empty room. Let’s make this space about real connection, not just noise.
- Category: Sociopolitical
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I have written on this before and feel strongly about this as well. This poem in metaphor speaks a powerful message to those that read and that seems preaching to the choir. Yet how to engage those that need the message if they do not read. It starts much earlier in getting people interested in reading in creating a sense of empathy and sensitivity to others in a society that is isolated and egotistical. A wonderful write that needs more views and by those that don't read others work. Nicely written with good rhyme and flow it speaks to those that will listen. See my write (Reciprocities warning) it contains the same message
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