Poets in our Pains
By pinkytabor
@pinkytabor (818)
Philippines
September 4, 2008 6:07am CST
It seethes through souls, squeezes, cuts, chokes.
Teardrops become ink, into pen, then kisses paper.
Pain grips the poet, then sets free
The hand that writes with heart, oh! love-maker.
Ever appreciated pain after you have written a poem and set yourself free?
Now i can exhale...
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3 responses
@CJay77 (4438)
• Australia
20 Sep 08
I don't write poetry pinky but I don;t like to hear you sad. 
I found this short poem online that I liked so here you go!
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit.
I found this short poem online that I liked so here you go!
When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you can never tell how close you are;
It may be near when it seems afar.
So, stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things go wrong that you mustn't quit.
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@pinkytabor (818)
• Philippines
20 Sep 08
You know CJay, you have just reminded me of a poster I used to hang on my college dorm. That was 17 years ago. And that poem "Don't Quit" had been a favorite of mine a long long time ago. Thanks for the encouragement. I think anguish is one part of a poem....or a poet? It just keeps on visiting me. But I am now back into 'happy circulation' because i have released the blues into words. I have 'written it out' of my system. Thank you my friend.
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@Zelmarq (12607)
• Cebu City, Philippines
21 Sep 08
wow,its amazing, i hope i can write as creatively! Im always a trying hard self accliamed poet. Hehehehehe
@RhythmWalker1 (825)
• United States
20 Sep 08
Wow, Pinky
In just those few words you translated the hearts of so many!
Since I am an avid poetry writer, YES, often I have felt a sense
of release when I complete a poem. But, I'm one of those people
that start writing and have no idea about where my words may end up
heading to.
Great poem, I really love it!
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@pinkytabor (818)
• Philippines
20 Sep 08
It takes one to appreciate one. Thank you for a very encouraging reply. There are very few people in this world who can fully understand a poet.
Just write on. And on, and on, and on. Let your words flow with your heart.
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@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
I would appreciate the poem but not the pain. I could breathe again after writing a poem but the pain I endure would still linger on me. My poems are the exact reflection of me. The pain, emotions and sufferings are all in my poems. It feels good to write poems about pain but I still want to write a happy poems. I don’t know if I can write a happy poem as I only write my emotions and mostly it is full of pain.
