A Poem That Could Have Been

A Poem That Could Have Been

A Poem by Earl Schumacker
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Voided life--Fill In The Blanks...That is, if there are any left

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A Poem That Could Have Been


(Voided Life)

(Fill In The Blanks)


Symptoms ___________________

A Pulse______________

Birth_______________________________

Breathing is specific___________

Optional_____

In the void_______

An egg_____________________________

Oval_______________

No place_________________________

Emptiness_______

Causes__________________________________


Womb opens_____

Nothing pops out_____________

Bullets blank________________

Babies____________

Begin were they end___


Life comes with certain expectations_______________

Unexpected circulation_________________

Circumstances________________________________

Emerge___________________

Walls collapse_________________

Tributaries fill___

Escape_________________

Empty_________


Not what It could have been



© 2018 Earl Schumacker


Author's Note

Earl Schumacker
The author encourages the reader to dismiss his claim that this is an incomplete poem. Do not allow the lines to distract you from the words on the page.

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these are the endless questions that keeps on popping up when it it s the time to really think about what life has been and will be for a person

Posted 5 Years Ago


Earl Schumacker

5 Years Ago

Hi sette, Thanks for commenting. I see you are in a philosophical frame of mind today. I appreciat.. read more
sette

5 Years Ago

no problem

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Added on May 8, 2018
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Earl Schumacker
Earl Schumacker

Atlantic City, NJ



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B.A. Degree in Literature and Language. I enjoy writing short stories, poetry, novels and keeping up with new scientific discoveries. I enjoy philosophy and Art appreciation. more..

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