by pattikeno
time
is a wasted thing
it is a meaningless
thing
it surges forward
relentlessly
and drowns us
in its wake
it leaves us breathless
and broken
washed upon the
shore
in a different place
in a different time
where we learn to
adapt
we heal
and begin to
live again
only to be swept
away
once again
by unforgiving
and relentless
time
.
.
01/5/15
©Patti Keno
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2015 Patti Keno Poetry writing
by pattikeno
take it slow
one small triumph
at a time
baby steps
so no one will
see you fall
as you famously do
every time
you walk
.
close your eyes
just try to breathe
take it one step
at a time
baby steps
so no one will
see you trip
over your own
damn feet
.
like you
always do
.
like you
always do
.
baby steps
it will take
forever
but you’ll get
there
you’ll find
yourself at
the ledge
.
baby steps
to the edge
baby steps
you look down
baby steps
.
close your eyes
just try to breathe
as you jump
as you leap
a leap
of faith
why walk
when you were
meant to soar
.
.
11/14/15
©Patti Keno
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2015 New Patti Keno Poetry
by pattikeno
these words written
with pencils and
pens
and
keystrokes
are who I am
they are my life
these words written
with pencils
and
pens
and
keystrokes
no one will ever
read
no one will ever
see
the true me
the one that lives
within
the one who hides
within
these words
written with
pencils and
pens
and
keystrokes
no one will
ever see
me
.
.
10/10/15
©Patti Keno
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2015 New Patti Keno Poetry
by pattikeno
yesterday everything was perfect
everything was so clear
so heartbreakingly beautiful
the fog surrounded it all
it made it perfect
it made me perfect
and i loved it all
i was afraid i was going to die
i thought this must be
what it looks like
just before you die
that perfect fog
it threatened to swallow me
but created such beauty such clarity
maybe it’s the changing seasons
or maybe it’s something else
all i know
is that
yesterday
everything
was perfect
everything
was beautiful
yesterday everything was perfect
yesterday was beauty
perfect and clear
and i don’t
think it will
ever be that way again.
.
10/15/03
©Patti Keno
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2003 Patti Keno Poetry writing