Poetry

Disappear

by eyes + words
Comments 26

Written by Jacob Ibrag

We are the plates crashing into each other after

the Earth decides to quake. Rewriting truths till new

ones begin to shape. The comfortable suffer and try to

hold on to what used to be, while the rest work together

to form new realities. No permanence here. Empires

built upon the ruble are made to disappear.

Photographer Unknown

26 comments on “Disappear”

  1. Rob
    November 12, 2016

    Love the lines about the comfortable. Really nice gem here.

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  2. ecopoet
    November 12, 2016

    ,, this is a wonderful poem ,,, concrete

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  4. The Little Mermaid
    November 12, 2016

    Beautiful. I loved the earth element in this. It was refreshing.:)

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  5. Thoughts on a Loop
    November 12, 2016

    ‘Empires build on rubble are made to disappear’ I love that line. Will be okay if I quote it on a piece I am working on?

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  7. sinisterdarksoul
    November 12, 2016

    You are truly great at poetry! 😀

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  8. tmezpoetry
    November 12, 2016

    Excellent

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  9. devereaux frazier
    November 12, 2016

    Very un-cliché analogy. Nice.

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  10. flashlight batteries
    November 12, 2016

    An interesting reflection. The line that grabbed me was, “Empires built upon the ruble are made to disappear.”

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  12. chris jensen
    November 12, 2016

    Damn, ifinn that’s honestly true, like you have been living there,

    hidden upon reality..

    chris

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  13. The Sad Poetress
    November 13, 2016

    I wish i could write like you- i can barely get 2 likes on a post😂😂 You are amazing!

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