Shelter part 2A Poem by Matthew DaallingThis is a continuation of a poem I named shelter. It captures a stay in a shelter that I have been with not to mention a battle that I've been fighting for a long time.
Slowly becoming a chainsmoker isn't much of a choice but a plight and a game over.
Sitting in the stairwell; all gray with its cool steel makes my voice bounce and vibrate feeling too real, all too real. Tell me how time is a cranky and an old b****. Only thing left or your taxes and a deathbed. Whom shall I fear in the end but the death threats. Cozy as queer and a blanket and a blue bed. Now the forest is sickly And the point is I'm tipping In a moment there's 50. And a warrant come get me. And the seasons have froze All my demons I'm told. For anxiety fleas to not feeling one's toes. © 2025 Matthew Daalling |
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Added on October 14, 2025 Last Updated on October 14, 2025 AuthorMatthew DaallingBrooklyn, NYAboutI'm a writer. I have a great love for cinema. One of my favorite novelist is Keith Ablow. I believe poetry is a great way to set loose your emotions. To share with others your love for art. To find i.. more.. |

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