Speak

Speak until
you can
no longer

breathe.

Speak your
mind freely,

like

no one
is listening.

Speak truthfully
for

there's

no friendship
within liars.

Speak like

no

one has
hurt you.

Speak with
confidence, without

insecurities.

Speak like
nothing's

holding

you down.

Speak every
word

you

truly mean.

Speak with
your

back

to the
lies and
seek the
truth.

Reviews

[M.A. Van Dyke]

Oh, nice! Good job! I'd maybe change the word from "within" to "between" in the stanza that starts, "Speak truthfully".
Betwixt would be a nice old-timey touch.
I think that the stanza that goes,"Speak every word you truly mean" is missing a few words.
Boy, other than that, this was awesome!
A little clarification on the "Speak every word you truly mean" bit, I thought you meant, "Speak every word like you truly mean it." If that's not what you meant, then totally disregard me!
Good write, no matter what I say!

[ImagineItAll]

I love this format AND the words you used. Also love the idea it supports. Excellent poem.

[Time.]

I enjoyed the way your format was, I also enjoyed how you used your words, it wasn't so much veiled it was straight to the point of what you were trying to say.. you didn't sugarcoat it. I like that. very nice piece.

-James

[smalltownsympathies]

Very straightforward, written very well, not wordy or spacious. I've always loved that writing style, I used to use it all the time in my journals.

[Winslow Des Totes]

I like how you separated the words and with that gave the entire piece and extra voice. :D Truly awesome!

[Red Spectre]

Lots of feeling behind this.
"Speak like there's no insecurities holding you back..."
I like it.

[Adam :P]

i like the format,enjoyed the read to! good job!!

[howlfjdks]

Only your spirit could have created such an awe aspiring pattern-thank-you

[A]

Liked the special layout, words are great, nice new theme, well done!

[Alessander]

The format caught my attention right away, as I am a bit of a format connoisseur. I like that one can read the left margin of the poem almost entirely by itself, and it would mean one poem, while the right hand single words totally transform the meaning. Very clever. Speak with your back to the lies and seek truth - nice ending. Abstracts are hard to pull off, unless each word is placed just so, in which case, aphorisms are born.

Very intriguing work. I'll keep an eye out for other work you produce.