Care

byfridayam©

Care is a pantechnicon
packed so tight its
axles creak, bulging with
big deeds and tiny kindnesses, the
cracks stuffed with sacrifices,
burying the boxes at the bottom,
tight-taped, unlabelled, wherein
impatience, irritation,
exhaustion, fear, despair are
hidden away, not
wanted on this voyage.

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by Desejo11/19/12

Pantechnicon

is a word I had not come across before. Now that I know what it means, the poem comes to life. But why that word, unless the intent is to send readers scrambling for the dictionary? Just curious. I likedmore...

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by HarryHill11/18/12

REMINDER:

Schedule more time to read poems. ....5ed

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