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Topic: Poor (08/29/24)
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TITLE: Body | Soul | Spirit | Previous Challenge Entry
By Terry R A Eissfeldt
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
open pit sewage
rotting food
heated dust
stuck
in olfactory sensors
BODY poverty has a taste:
molded fruit
spoiled meat
rancid air
there
on the tip of the tongue
BODY poverty has a look:
no hope eyes
skeletal frames
filthy chaos
across
the viewed horizon
BODY poverty has a sound:
angry mobs
weeping child
bullets blast
past
violence filled ears
BODY poverty has a feel:
tense atmospheres
strained relationships
no safe
place
to rest
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SOUL poverty has an odour:
sulphurous fumes
stagnant growth
corrupted thoughts
rot
all goodness
SOUL poverty has a taste:
bitter anger
unforgiveness
resentful spite
bites
away at hope
SOUL poverty has a look:
whitewashed exterior
crumbling interior
dead shark eyes
lie
to the world
SOUL poverty has a sound:
slithering sentiment
manipulative compliments
tickling words
lure
the innocent
SOUL poverty has a feel:
a little off
weird but sweet
free but
stuck
in destructive cycles
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SPIRIT poverty has an odour:
sacrificial
incense fused
white lilies
fill
humble pathways
SPIRIT poverty has a taste:
a little ashy
sweet and savoury
loss accepted
resurrected
desires refined
SPIRIT poverty has a look:
hand extended
open hearted
content for
others
to be first
SPIRIT poverty has a sound:
grateful prayers
praise filled songs
wholesome speech
teaches
humility
SPIRIT poverty has a feel:
broken yet beautiful
confident faith
paid the cost
lost
the need to know
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Impactful write, so well written poetry.
May we all hear your words deep in our hearts.
I saw myself in Soul Poverty years ago. Now, I see myself holding my hand out, giving thanks to the Lord, and leaving a good taste in people's mouths.
God Bless~