Photo: Henrik Sorenson (Getty Images) from the Huffington Post.
In You We Awaken
They said you didn’t fit in,
that you really didn’t belong,
like some grotesque gargoyle,
an adornment out of kilter,
an inconvenient incongruity
in this smooth place,
where the nightmare of sameness
put a spell on us,
and stole the outside part of our box.
But you were different,
colour to our black and white,
and that made you fit all the more,
as the paradox we needed.
You were our conscience,
our inspiration,
an awakening.
Β©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Nice my dear friend. ππ
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Been different is actually good… Loved the poetry..
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Thank you Tracy – appreciated very much.
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your welcome βΊ
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deep, love it!
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Many thanks Kate π
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your poetry is evolving very nicely Paul π
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That is very kind Kate, thank you. π
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you have a really natural gift considering you kept it hidden so long π
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Yes, it was tucked away, grateful for the supportive encouragement π
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just glad we all get the benefit π
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Well, thank you it is so wonderful to be appreciated π
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lol surely your parishioners appreciate you?
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They do indeed, but to be appreciated for one’s creative writing is another thing altogether π
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agreed π
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Very good!
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Many thanks π
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Enjoyed reading this.
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Thank you Dawn
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Beautifully written and thought provoking. We all need guidance, whether our own conscience or a belief of some sort. π
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Thank you so much Christine. Yes we sure do.
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Beautiful
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Many thanks
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love this poem! this phrase really popped out at me: “an inconvenient incongruity” . And the truth of the poem sings, society does need those that stand out, stand apart, to show a future road no one is noticing yet
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Such a good point, we do need authentic people/integrity. Thank you so much.
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