Luanne,

I am so glad you posted this poem, I seen it in the contest and thought it was the most beautiful poem.
These lines are gorgeous.

"Come daybreak we pluck feathers
from tangled hair
yet -
wipe regret
from wrinkled sheets."

I loved the poem and thought given the restrictions on the words for the contest this poem above all others conveyed the idea so craftily (is that a word).

Awesome job dear, absolutely awesome job!

A quest to quench
the unquenchable thirst
-of acceptance

^^ Such a tongue twister but a Really good freaking stanza! I loved this part

The ending was quite sad to me because its so true...It reminds me of breaking up and looking back on things we once loved and were head over heals for, in our minds, with time....we do slowly forget :(

Still enjoyed this write!

"We seek truth in love,
yet blindly embrace sweet lies"

Such truth in the above lines and in the poem as a whole if I am honest

5/5

Lol, your poem was no cliche also!

A thirst so powerful
and destructive,
that once we are fully consumed
by the need to feel loved,
all things we once adored
in our being ...
are forgotten.

^^

How true, how true...even animals need love..even plants grow better when they are spoken to!

Great stuff:)

*hugs*

5/5 Ingrid

I loved it every word good job x

Very very true! :) I love the last bit;

A thirst so powerful
and destructive,
that once we are fully consumed
by the need to feel loved,
all things we once adored
in our being ...
are forgotten.

This was probably the best part, for me anyway. The thirst causing us to forget all things we adored; very captivating.