The Escalator Poem by Aufie Zophy
The Escalator
My heart strumbles* like a dysfunctional escalator
Some people dear, take hard steps to get higher
No matter how much it hurts
A sniff of falsehood, a flake of cheat
The escalator groans as if it wants to start
But comes abruptly back to silence
And endures.
It waits patiently
for the soft and oily grease
of unconditional love
that may make it run smoothly again.
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*You may ask what 'strumble' means
I don't know either. It just felt like the right word to use
It felt like struggle, trouble and stumble all at the same time
deep within for each of us,
now and then, some hardship comes
It waits patiently for the soft and oily grease of unconditional love that may make it run smoothly again......so touching and meaningful. Beautiful poem shared amazingly.
What a beautifu poem that conveys a meaningfull message. Vividly portrayed and conveyed. Beautifully crafted and well executed write.10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 3:47:46 AM # 1.0.0.1119
i LIKE strumbles. didn't Shakespeare use it? ! or..Mick Jagger? i like the poem and Poet's Notes, but still i have questions: Do the hard steps hurt YOU, or do they hurt people dear, OR both? favorite lines: A sniff of falsehood, a flake of cheat The escalator groans as if it wants to start But comes abruptly back to silence last line: i like the use of may, not will. i wish you used more punctuation. to MyPoemList. bri :)