Untitled Poem by Joyce Chelmo

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Crumpled parchment
between my fingers
in piles of unsaved data.
Squished like cockroaches,
& every one hurts,
cut deep gashes.
Today there are no words
to describe how I feel,
sitting in the color gray.
Frozen in place,
wrapping silence
around me
like a security blanket.
If you touch me
I’ll suffer,
& scream
because feeling
hurts too much.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Paul the Lion 03 May 2006

Aww, but Joyce, you described it very well, or at least the best you could. You're a great lyricist.

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Brian Dorn 27 April 2006

Wow, Joyce, excellent poem! The anguish kept building and building... profound ending. Brian

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Esther Leclerc 27 April 2006

You've described that misery all too well, Joyce - this poem fairly screams. Peace to you.

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