she is tired of nothing
but can’t keep her eyes open
she is a conversationalist
but she’s been silenced
with no eyes to ponder
or hands to hold
behind this illuminated screen
she is at a loss to help
his battle scars are dug in deep
beneath invisible flesh
she needs to face the faceless
it’s time to move forward
and return
to what she does best
helping those she can see..
uptitty bookreader
anntogether 
Love the poem but especially love your drawing. So well drawn and clever, interesting concept. Very well done.
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Thank you. I appreciate your words.
annmarie:)
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Love both, drawing and the poem! Very well done!
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Ah, thanks Sibella. I had trouble with this little piece. I struggled awhile then just hit Publish saying to myself – it is what it is – I just couldn’t work on the words anymore.
am:)
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I get the feeling! 🙂
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You draw better “while deciding what to draw” than I could after days and days of labor. Such an admirable talent! – Fawn
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Thank you, Fawn. After I hit publish with this one I was thinking – oh, I should have fixed the hair a bit more, worked out a chin…
Whenever I do quick sketches and can call them ‘quickies’ I feel it’s my “get out of art jail free” card 😉
am:)
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I like both art and verse very much, AM. The worst part of these “illuminated screen(s)” we stare into daily — no real eyes staring back. You’ve said/shown so well indeed. d
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🙂
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Sketch, as always, is amazing. I thought when I read these words
“she is at a loss to help
his battle scars are dug in deep
beneath invisible flesh”
that these words could describe the spouse of a veteran who comes home, having seen scenes no one should see. It’s as my poetry mentor says, “the poem within the poem”.
I like the total poem and the sketch….
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Thank you, Lillian. Yup, you can read into this one several ways and then some…
am:)
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Love them both!
I’d like to purchase a ticket to hang around in your head for a day.
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Hey, I like that!
But you don’t have to purchase a ticket. My head is no frills and always free to the brave willing to enter 😉
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