Shalom Freedman Poems

THIS POEM LIKE MY LIFE/ CANNOT SAY WHAT IT TRULY MEANS

This poem like my life
Cannot say what it truly means-
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ALL THIS PAIN AND ALL THIS ACCUSATION

All this pain and all this accusation
And all this condemnation
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THE POEMS RETURN

The poems return
And with them
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I AM A VIRTUAL POET IN VIRTUAL HIDING

I am a virtual poet in virtual hiding
I do not want to be seen
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WHEN SICKNESS COMES TO ONE ONE LOVES

When sickness comes to one one loves
Prayer for help
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LOST WHERE I AM IN WHAT I AM


Lost where I am in what I am
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THIS MORNING I REBEL AGAINST MYSELF

This morning I rebel against myself
Without enthusiasm I approach the page
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THE POEMS OF THE WILD WORDS AND UNEXPECTED MEANINGS

The poems of the wild words and the unexpected meanings
Escape me -
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I CANNOT GO AHEAD

I cannot go ahead-
Today is not the day -
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The poem is the metaphor
For all the poet is not-
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