in the shadowed recesses
of my mind
i’ll keep the secrets
not easily shared
the thoughts which wound
myself and others
hasty utterances withheld
avoid bruises of the heart
diplomacy, caring or tact
call it what you will
this maturity gleaned over years
demands it
Susi Bocks – writer/author/poet, has self-published two books – Feeling Human and Every Day I Pause. You can find her work at IWriteHer.com or follow her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MyHumanityInWrittenForm/, where she invites you to read her thoughts and get to know her. Bocks’ work has been published in the anthology SMITTEN: This Is What Love Looks Like: Poetry by Women for Women and in Scarlet Leaf Review, VitaBrevis, Spillwords, Literary Yard, as well as other literary magazines.
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Great 👍
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Thank you so much!
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My mind in a poem.
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Thanks for reading!
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I do wonder what thoughts go through people’s minds. The mind is so complex and interesting
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Thanks for commenting, Hannah! If there was one superpower to have, I think being able to read someone’s mind would be the one I would choose. 🙂
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That’s a great pick and you are most welcome 🦋💫
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🙂 BTW, thanks so much for the follow on I Write Her. I do hope you continue to enjoy my thoughts. ❤
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It’s my pleasure and yes I look forward to seeing more posts from you 💖
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We need more poets. We don’t pay them enough to lie to us.
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Maybe one of these days we will get paid enough! 😉 Thanks for commenting, Jorge.
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