BEREFT #poetry by jay

good intentions are imagination
ridiculous notions of higher intent 
undercut your purpose 

the right to reason
the logic of it all 
flies out the window 

and you get lost 
on the surface material 
of cliches—
 
hollowed-out-words
bereft 
of any meaningful phrases.

©Jay Mora-Shihadeh

Photo by Mahdi Bafande on Unsplash

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  1. I like this Jay. I was just writing a chart on the cycle of Shame or Beat up for my book and how to circumvent it to get back to our intentions.

    Great lines❣️

    “hollowed-out-words
    bereft
    of any meaningful phrases.”

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  2. Very interesting what you say here Jay, although, personally,I am a supporter of good intentions (even if they self-destruct) I am curious about your image…talk to me a bit about it.as it reminds me of a dream I had. Always enjoy reading you:)

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