"covered" a poem in free verse



In drapes of my mouth,
the bass of the guitar,
I can't speak,
I fall on the essence,
of his voice.
I am weak,
to suspense,
of his wakeful ears,
that are covered,
over me.
Invented seed,
that we sow,
on the drop of a note,
to tell of our souls.

I can't speak,
as I'm speechless,
my hands write,
what I hear,
from his voice,
that sprinkles,
over my hearth,
of which,
I light a candle,
in which we see,
the glow,
that Kurt was to be,
in advance he told us,
while we were blind,
to the capo,
that he chose,
for us to find.

I am covered in his memory,
my hands keep writing,
to hear,
what he had to play,
on the true hands,
of his Epiphany,
stored deep inside to see,
NIRVANA.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 24, 2023

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Steven Louis Chapman

Steven was adopted, his biological father was an English professor who had an affair with a student. Writing poetry is an outlet for his expression of love. A hopeless romantic in search of his soul mate. (it changes from now and then) He hopes to capture the girl of his dreams through poetry. Visit my blog at http://thedailypoetrss.blogspot.com/ for the latest up to date poems. more…

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