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Nature and love

by illy7896


Heaving my chest,

Labouring my body with arrogant civilians.

Slaving myself as they resent.

Actions of deceit.

First evolution innocent,

Now knowledge overrides intact friendship

I feel each creature

I quench their thirst and provide their priorities

I am their lungs

So when they are stabbed, gutted, shot, raped

A wound punctures my soul

I am each rock

Each river

Each saviour

Each mountain

I am the meticulous seasons

Advising rest and joy

Each leaf that you brush away

I wince as you kill each other

I cower as you threaten justice

And brandish evil like a weapon

Yet I am no coward

I am forced upon my knees

But I do not bow

As you strike me

Choke me

Strangle me

I adjusted my world so you could breathe

I prescribed success and power 

So that you could feed your self-esteem 

I made you

I upgraded you

But despite my influence,

Your insightful adaptations

I cannot bribe wisdom.

Bend the laws of morality

In favour of your harsh decisions.

Whether you engulf me,

Or save me

No matter how many catastrophes I throw

To ebb away ignorance

Encourage recognition

I am not the architect

Of your love.


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Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:31 am
Riverlight wrote a review...



Hey, illy! Welcome to the community of YWS, and thank you for submitting your poetry to the sit to be reviewed. I hope you're having a great time, I know it can be a bit daunting to get around at first, so lemme know if you need any help!

First off, I would recommend a TW (abbreviation for "trigger warning") at the start of your poem as some words, such as "rape," or certain sentences or phases (such as when you mention abuse) can affect the reader(s) negatively on the mental or emotional level. Just a though! ^^

You seem to go back and forth as to whether or not punctuation is used or not; it would be better for the poem and its structure if you went back and either added all the appropriate commas, periods, etc or to take them out completely. I personally prefer having full punctuation as opposed to none, but it's a personal preference :P


I hope you have a nice [*insert time of day here*]!!!




illy7896 says...


Thank you for your review :)



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Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:03 am
Sunflowerdemon3712 wrote a review...



Wow just wow this was fantastic! in just a few words you had me moved this was fantastic you really show emotion and the way everything is said is just so very perfect. I don't know if i'm reading this wrong but I feel as if it mother nature talking about the human race and I think you presented her beautifully the way she wants to help but can only do so much is fantastic. just over all I think you did a great job and I applaud your writing skills! Any way I hope you have a fantastic day bye! :) .




illy7896 says...


Thank you so much




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