11/30 Poem A Day Challenge

April 11, 2018


The seed for this poem was planted while listening to Shelagh Rogers on her CBC radio show, The Next Chapter.


Story Is Who We Are

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Everyone’s a story
a trajectory of prophecy
that arcs from our ancestors
into our children’s grandchildren
each one unique

Listen

Everyone's a story
of battles between good and evil
where villains and heroes
with opposing perspectives
are one and the same

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Everyone's a story
composed of multiple genres
bookmarked and dogeared
by friends and family who miss
entire plot lines

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Everyone's a story
libraries bide inside us
secrets of unbearable pain
sagas of romance and betrayal
wait to be opened

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Everyone's a story
for some, the odd chapter
occasional paragraph
or only a word or two
is ever noted

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Everyone's a story
between my true love and I
despite our deepest intimacy
poems and prose
sit unsung

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Everyone’s a story
of untold intrigue, adventures
impossible missions and daring escapes
only when it's too late do we find
they existed at all

Listen


1 comment:

  1. That final verse spoke to me because while I knew many stories from my family, now gone, once in a while I have a question I wish I could ask. You've covered those life's nuances, Cheriee, in numerous kinds of stories. I love "bookmarked and dogeared/by friends and family who miss/entire plot lines."

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