Forgotten

sorenbarrett

Poems of toilet paper used today to be flushed away
Once of use now refuse
Dropped in the pot, soon forgot
Sitting in a sewer out of sight of the viewer
Decomposed rhymes exposed as manure

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  • delusions

    There is something strangely beautiful about how everything that serves its purpose eventually becomes something we refuse to look at. Even waste gets its own quiet afterlife. Nicely written

    • sorenbarrett

      Thank you very much for your most positive view of this piece. It gives it another perspective and I like that very much. Your take is most appreciated my friend.

      • delusions

        Always 😉

      • Lorenz

        A manifesto of composted poetry .

        • sorenbarrett

          Thanks Lorenz I have noticed that the older the poem the less likely it is to be reviewed again. As though it is on the bottom of a large pile and it is too much work to dig down that deep. I appreciate the review my friend

        • Butter

          :3 this is a

          • sorenbarrett

            Thanks for the read Butter I appreciate it

          • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

            A natural conclusion of all things my friend

          • soheil khodaparasti

            Arthur Miller, in Death of a Salesman, expresses this idea through Willy Loman’s words: “You can’t eat the orange and throw the peel away—a man is not a piece of fruit!” A poem is not merely a collection of words; it is what those words make us feel, see, and understand. Some poems need to be read again and again, each time with a fresh eye, because their meaning reveals itself gradually.

            • sorenbarrett

              Thank you so much Soheil I deeply appreciate your perspective on this. it began when I thought of how old poems seem to have been buried under new ones with the old never again to see light of day. Your perspective adds to this and is most appreciated.

              • soheil khodaparasti

                You are very welcome.
                Thank you for sharing the thought behind it with me.

              • orchidee

                Ahh, more recipe ideas for KP's meals, from you - I'm most grateful to you! lol.

                • sorenbarrett

                  Thanks so much Orchi I appreciate the read. These things just keep turning up.

                  • orchidee

                    I've not forgotten these delicious recipes you give me for KP. lol.

                  • Kevin Hulme

                    I'm sure those Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles are Reading then as we speak.
                    There are many of mine I've just erased. Thought not good enough. Some very long.
                    A good Write.

                    • sorenbarrett

                      Thank you Kevin I appreciate your review and words of support they mean a lot

                      • Kevin Hulme

                        No problem. All the best. 👍

                      • Teddy.15

                        Do you mean mine in particular? 🤣 Oh this gave me a chuckle dear sorrenbarret 🌹

                        • sorenbarrett

                          Thanks so much my friend no not just yours or mine but all poetry it seems once read and grown old is not read much anymore unless some classics for an English class. I noticed that posted poems are like meat in the fridge for a few weeks they are read or used after that no one seems to dive deep enough to read ones from last year.

                        • Doggerel Dave

                          It' the mental exercise which counts at the time, that's all.
                          Simply written.

                          • sorenbarrett

                            Thanks Dave I agree I write for myself and my own pleasure but still there is a tendency for others that do read peoples work to not look back to work that is more than a month of so old. I appreciate the read

                          • Tristan Robert Lange

                            Soren, I’ve written a few pieces that probably belonged in the plumbing rather than a collection! 🤣 Sometimes artistic discernment simply means knowing when to pull the handle. Loved this, my friend! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

                            • sorenbarrett

                              Thanks for the read Tristan yes indeed some do belong there indeed but there are many that get flushed that would be better remembered

                            • GenXer Sharon 🙏🍀

                              Well said

                              • sorenbarrett

                                Thank you very much Sharon for the read and comment they are most appreciated

                              • cully45

                                Thanks Soren your comments always appreciated regards Owen

                                • sorenbarrett

                                  Not meant to be about your poetry but feelings I have about how people treat it in general my friend

                                • rrodriguez

                                  I hope my poems will serve as fertilizer for the mind,
                                  and if, in the end, they are dumped upon a heap of manure,
                                  may they at least nourish something
                                  before they are forgotten.
                                  Thanks for sharing, my friend.

                                  • sorenbarrett

                                    Thanks so much Rodriguez yes I think most of us feel the same way. What started this idea is I noticed that the older a poem is the less likely it is to be read.

                                  • Jamiano

                                    Words at rest while the heat consumes them. Pseudo Poe fancy.Great imaginative function in a poem.

                                    • sorenbarrett

                                      Thank you Jamiano for the read and kind words they are appreciated

                                      • Jamiano

                                        Kindness appreciates.



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