What's Of The Heart

What's Of The Heart

A Poem by Jeff Bresee
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an answer bathed in tears...

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What’s of the eyes if not to see -

a darkness on the land,

perpetuated by a world

that will not understand.

 

What’s of the ears if not to hear -

a silence through the night.

A deafness born of leaders with

no care of what is right.

 

What’s of the lips if not to speak -

a fading muffled voice, 

drowned out by those in power who

refuse the people’s choice.

 

What’s of the hands if not to touch -

a plowshare turned to sword,

held high into the east winds where

the dregs of wrath are stored.

 

What’s of the heart if not to feel -

an answer bathed in tears

that falls as rain on blood-stained soil… 

unchanged throughout the years.

© 2024 Jeff Bresee


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Posted 3 Months Ago


I love the descriptive way of writing about parts of human body. Beautiful poem

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Added on January 30, 2024
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Tags: War, decline, turmoil, conflict, ignorance

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Jeff Bresee
Jeff Bresee

Dallas, TX



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I love to write poetry and then turn it into songs. I am a singer/songwriter for Weathered Pages, a Fort Worth, Texas based music charity. Check us out on Apple Music, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Pandora.. more..

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