Needless Redemption

No sin

No beginning

No end

No sending it out to
launder like tailored
sheets to be returned
with fashionable pleats
in all the right places

Sad faces

Too many damn sad faces

Forgiveness is an elusive
bitch these days,
her gray shadow
an unrealized contrast
to our delusional
perceptions.

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Shashendra Amalshan
Ohh now, I am beginning to like your poetry, specially the dark themes that you explore, the good thing about your poetry is that they don’t make the reader wallow in the darkness; instead you create sarcastic black comedy through your witty verses. Liked the last stanza. It is a great quote infact.
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Philip
Very profound...I think the word " Sorry" is used far too much. Think prevention of the words said to offend more often. Some things are best left unsaid, rather than being " Sorry" that you said them. Great Poem ! Patrick. Kind regards, Philip
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Dorothy A. Holmes apwlts2
A passionate write...Loving the sound of your poetic voice here...Roaring! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
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Raj Arumugam
The pace and the depth and the imagery in this poem are amazing...I put it on recommend before I did anything else...it has such power, Patrick
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La Finita
So true, Patrck. Excellent!
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poetwithcancer
My name is Michael, not Micheal. This keyboard sticks weirdly sometimes. I have been typing my own name too long for this to be a typo.
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poetwithcancer
It is a dark write, despite the metaphor of white sheets. What happened to your poem about atonement, on which I just left a comment? I hope you did not decide to take it down permanently, but took it down for tweaking only. It made me feel. I especially like poems that make me feel something. --Micheal
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Sandra Martyres
A grim and dark write...with so much truth in it....Very well composed Patrick..
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