then

Posted on November 23, 2013 by chester maynes

 

you keep
your burdens
in a space
where no one
can see

i feel them

you mask
them on a
face but your
eyes radiate
them

i see them

you can’t hide
the obvious
you can’t

i know them

because i am one of them

 

2013

About chester maynes

poet, and a lover of music and books.
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17 Responses to then

  1. maggiemoo414 says:
    November 23, 2013 at 12:24 pm

    This is really raw. Beautifully written.

    Reply
  2. nakul_regmi says:
    November 23, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    it reminded me of I know you by Henry Rollins 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj-B42gXcoQ

    Reply
  4. Seyyid says:
    November 23, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    You write beautiful serene poems. Lovely.

    Reply
  8. Mr. ClintonSpel says:
    November 24, 2013 at 9:00 am

    i saw what you did there. nice one bro. i like it 🙂

    Reply
  10. the_tovarysh_connection says:
    November 24, 2013 at 7:34 pm

    So true. Aren’t we all the same in this. Beautiful poem.

    Reply
  11. Antanya In The Fog says:
    November 25, 2013 at 1:18 pm

    Oh, wow. I’m at a loss for words. Brilliant!

    Reply
  12. chester maynes says:
    November 26, 2013 at 4:03 am

    thanks for all your appreciation. your comments mean so much to me! 🙂

    Reply
  16. Kara says:
    December 1, 2013 at 7:15 am

    Reblogged this on writing the journey and commented:
    simple, beautiful, powerful

    Reply

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