has poetry lost its power?

the words i write

are inconsequential,

senescent syllables

losing their strength

and ability to stay 

alive on a page

for more than two seconds,

they fade and fall off

getting lost forever,

unable to find a way

into your heart.

(Source: thedustdancestoo)

Posted 3 months ago with 125 notes
Tags: poetry  spilled ink  words  

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10. oh-thatjessica answered: this itself proves that poetry has not lost its power.
11. fightingforsunshine answered: i absolutely love this. so many people underestimate the power of poetry and the power of a simple world.
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13. ablindalley answered: Spoken with fear, request and desire
14. allisabug answered: All of your poems are so beautiful. I look up to you. You have amazing poetic skills. i wish i was that good!
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    —- Words best spoken Leave no wake On an oceans tide Nor stay...fixation Of the minds...

17. darling-anarchy answered: poetry is the highest form of writing. keep writing fellow poet!
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19. thecapriciousclub answered: poetry will always resonate with power, moving souls and changing hearts..
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21. carbonlullabye answered: you have never not captivated me. i will always remain interested, forevermore.
22. poesiasdelavida answered: las paginas siempre van a estar en blanco hasta que tu decidas ,llenarlas y nunca se perderan porque las escribiras con tu puno y letra
23. thescryb answered: No I dont think that poetry has lost it’s form (power) if it resonates from the writer’s soul then it shall radiate senescent syllables in th
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25. yinyamaki answered: poetry never lost on power!
26. kmbdebacker answered: you could say the same of any snapshot of truth.Poetry has only half of the responsibility to resonate.One has to meet with the words.
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28. ramsangel answered: i think u have to be honest when u write more honest than you’ve ever been in your life
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33. um-pequeno-jovem-nerd answered: cool
34. mel-melle said: simple question with a simple answer.No! I think it is the poet which commands that power and if they cannot the art suffers.
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38. lulicassanova answered: siempre ame la poesia! nos hace hablar con las manos y subrayar con el corazon..
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49. adialogue answered: No, it’s just waiting there for someone to discover it.
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