The Poet Died !

Scribbling away her thoughts
on whatever came her way
she wrote her heart's desire
said what she had to say.
Some liked her words of wisdom
some seldom really cared
some condemned her words to no end
some stoned her to her end.

Then...
Her words lay unspoken
her dreams quashed by crowd
her poem left unwritten
on her a white shroud.

Today...
Today you read her
yesterday her you condemned
today you honor her memory
"The One", yesterday you put to end.


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