Shalom Freedman Poems

CAN THERE BE A POEM ON A DAY OF SIN?

Can there be a poem on a day of sin?
Can there be a poem of self- disgust?
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NO ONE KNOWS THE WAY OUT
(A POEM OF ONE MOOD -DESPAIR)

Nothing goes well,
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THE UNIVERSE IS NOT A POEM

The universe is not a poem
Its really rather Ugly-
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WHEN IN DECLINE

When in decline
I write and write,
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WHAT NO ONE CAN SEE

What no one can see
The loneliness the pain in me-
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NO ONE CAN WRITE A POEM FOR ALL THE PAIN OF THE WORLD

No one can write a poem for all the pain of the world-
No one can write a poem that can truly heal another’s suffering-
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IN THE MIDST OF THE MONEY WORRIES

In the midst of the money worries,
And the security fears,
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AND ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL THINGS

And all these beautiful things,
And all these great people,
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THIS

This poem this life
This beginning again
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THIS POEM THIS LIFE

This poem this life
This beginning again
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