Array ( [sid] => 166495 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => The Dead Writer [time] => 2011-06-07 13:39:58 [hometext] => [bodytext] => I once thought a poem could stir a man's soul,
Take a man to the sky, take another into a hole.

I once thought a poem could make a blind man see clear,
Cure a man of a broken heart, make a deaf man hear.

I once thought a poem could speak for a troubled brain,
Talk a man from the edge of a cliff, drive another insane,

But now my brain is empty, now my brain is numb,
I'm searching in the depths of my soul, but the words will not come,

I now think a poem is just recycled words, everything has been said,
As I put down my pen, I hang my empty head.

I now think the pen is a sword, but I am no fighter,
Yours sincerely, The Dead Writer. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 310 [topic] => 13 [informant] => theurbanpoet [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => DarkPoetry ) Your Poetry Dot Com - The Dead Writer


The Dead Writer
Date: Tuesday, 7th June 2011 @ 01:39:58 PM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry

Contributed By: theurbanpoet
I once thought a poem could stir a man's soul,
Take a man to the sky, take another into a hole.

I once thought a poem could make a blind man see clear,
Cure a man of a broken heart, make a deaf man hear.

I once thought a poem could speak for a troubled brain,
Talk a man from the edge of a cliff, drive another insane,

But now my brain is empty, now my brain is numb,
I'm searching in the depths of my soul, but the words will not come,

I now think a poem is just recycled words, everything has been said,
As I put down my pen, I hang my empty head.

I now think the pen is a sword, but I am no fighter,
Yours sincerely, The Dead Writer.

This poem is Copyright © theurbanpoet


Important note: ALL POETRY ON THIS SITE IS COPYRIGHT.
If you wish to use any poem for any purpose, please either EMAIL Mick from
the sites feedback form, or go to the AUTHOR'S site and EMAIL the author for permission.
If you Email Mick for permission on any poem that is not his personal works,
he will endeavor to contact the author on your behalf.

This poem comes from Your Poetry Dot Com
https://www.your-poetry.com/

The URL for this poem is:
https://www.your-poetry.com/route.php?page=poetry/PoemDetail&story_id=166495