Poetry by Stacey Denman
A Place

There is a place it, is deep inside my mind-
Where I can let my feelings unwind-
Where I can keep them inside-
Where I can safely hide.

There I produce poetry never written-
I write on scrolls never quitting.
Memories stored like a computer-
Scrolls of gold - scrolls of pewter.

Memories of love, memories of hate-
Feelings that can never be erased.
Friends, enemies, allies and foes -
Along with souls I will never know.

By Stacey Denman
Selfish Thing

A poem seems to be a very selfish thing-
You sit and write about your pain-
How it affects everything you do-
And all the things you wish you knew-
All the things you fail to see-
And how everything is supposed to be.
All these things you sit and write-
Its how a poet knows to fight.

You could write poems about other things,
But it’s the selfish poem that really stings-
At least one person who reads it will relate-
And for a moment they can escape.
Still it is a selfish thing to do-
To sit there and write all about you.
Something that has gone for many years-
It’s how a poet sheds their tears.


By Stacey Denman
Done

Tell me once again –
Because I forgot
Was it you, or me,
That was lost?
And which one of us
Found the other one?
And which one of us
Decided it was done?
At least I ought to be grateful –
You are not being mean.
But that’s only due to the last
Few things you have been
Through and seen.
I knew your trials and
Things you cried about -
I might just have done
Myself in just to get out.

By Stacey Denman
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