Thank You So Much!
I truly appreciate this award from my peers! The support is priceless. I nominate Fiveloaf for the piece I Can’t Hold It.
The Devil’s Been Busy
There’s no one to blame And there is no shame Yet There are still cracked clavicles And splintered spines with tightened tendons From the burden being carried Arched from hip to shoulder Barely breathing Trudging along ever continuous Eyes straining to gaze at the goal From the bottomless pit of pity The devil’s been busy
Mystic Mountain 
BFF don’t let the devil bring u down that bastard is a LIAR and a CHEAT!!!! Great piece I can feel ur energy!
No matter how busy that devil is there is no lasting victory for him! Great winning poem! Congratulations on the award!
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the devil is busy all right haha! and hey, thank you marleei for this vote. i am honored really! have a nice day..
interesting one…
stay upbeat, you can survive anything..
lovely entry, thanks for the award acceptance..
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Interesting…
thanks for the sharing.
Oh, no! Put that burden down, Marlee and never lose sight of the goal. Wonderful–oooh I could feel the heaviness… xoxo
someone’s been busy…
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Nice work!
Wow, nice work! Defenitley something, Keep it, & maybe put that burden down?
San’aa
Powerful poem! I loved it!
different, interesting, well done..
interesting take on the devil’s work here, thanks!
Don’t know how I missed coming over here for this reading – so sorry to have responded so late to your kind comment!
This poem has several layers – not so much like an onion as it is like mille feuilles pastry! Delicious and layered with filling!
Great poem – thanks for the invite!
Interesting, clever title. The whole tone of the poem seems light, yet read every word, and there are definitely raw emotions to be found. Whoever that devil is, don’t let him get the best of you!
A poet’s been writing.
Thanks for sharing this one.
Yes and he is relentless. Remember he has no power over
faith. The power he has is that we give him and we can
relinquish that. The struggle continues. Be strong and carry
on. Sometimes we get battle weary, but,
“NEVER GIVE UP THE FIGHT!
What a poem! left me with a dropped jaw for its presentation of thoughts!