Feelings In All It's Glory
Instructions For A Feeling Challenge
take a deep breath, way down in your chest
stale mate that emotion and put it to rest
stifle that feeling by giving it your best
put your feeling a foot
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cover that urge by colorful vibes
it is the gnawing that you cannot describe
masquerade by it -tis something, you can't deny
hide it under a hood
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utter your complaints and heed the advise
no need to repeat it and to say it hence twice
once is enough and will always suffice
pack it away, it is understood
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so take a look and pack that feeling away
you can take it out some other proverbial day
as for right now avoid or put that feeling at bay
for right now hide it under the boxwoods
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(c) Gregory Payton 2026
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Gregory Payton
I am retired Air Force. I like to write poetry, and about the economy, and about current event. I have lost a lot in my life and I also write about processing grief.
I hope you find my work interesting.
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Oooo, I especially loved the idea of stale mating that emotion. So brilliant!