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BEREFT #poetry by jay

Sad woman staring out of a window

Written by

Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh

in

good intentions are imagination
ridiculous notions of higher intent 
undercut your purpose 

the right to reason
the logic of it all 
flies out the window 

and you get lost 
on the surface material 
of cliches—
 
hollowed-out-words
bereft 
of any meaningful phrases.

©Jay Mora-Shihadeh

Photo by Mahdi Bafande on Unsplash

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8 responses to “BEREFT #poetry by jay”

  1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    I like this Jay. I was just writing a chart on the cycle of Shame or Beat up for my book and how to circumvent it to get back to our intentions.

    Great lines❣️

    “hollowed-out-words
    bereft
    of any meaningful phrases.”

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    1. Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh Avatar
      Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh

      Thank you so much, Cindy!

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        Cindy Georgakas

        You’re always welcome Jay!💕

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  2. Karima Hoisan Avatar
    Karima Hoisan

    Very interesting what you say here Jay, although, personally,I am a supporter of good intentions (even if they self-destruct) I am curious about your image…talk to me a bit about it.as it reminds me of a dream I had. Always enjoy reading you:)

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    1. Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh Avatar
      Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh

      Thanks, Karima. I agree, although in this scenario it is intentions of others getting in your way. The image is an artistic/experimental photo found on unsplash. It is quite striking and suitable to my piece. Thanks for reading, cheers!

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      1. Karima Hoisan Avatar
        Karima Hoisan

        It reminds me of a dream I had where I lost my hijab on a subway and quickly fashioned one from the newspaper I was holding 😀

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      2. Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh Avatar
        Artist/Poet_JayMoraShihadeh

        Lol, that’s quite inventive!

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      3. Karima Hoisan Avatar
        Karima Hoisan

        It was quick subconscious thinking hehe:)

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