Layers

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Underneath seven layers of onion peels

The cold shoulders 

Like shivering mountains

The cumbersome delicacies 

Of one simple touch   

The luminescent flicker 

In one's wary eyes

And crawling serpents 

Upon swinging vines

The uneventful dreaming 

That never does sleep

The caressing smell of 

Flowers in the air

The sweet sorrowful shadows 

Lingering within there

If only underneath those seven layers to shed a tear.

Express Yourself

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Poetry has often been described as rhyming words  together in such a fashion that it creates a painting within a person's mind. Although poetry may consist of simple words with hidden meanings, and portray various points of view on a subject, the ultimate goal of a poem is to express one's self in a creative out-of-the-box way. This doesn't mean a poet needs to create something intentionally abstract and confusing (even though some poets do), but they need to feel free to write in whatever way they wish. Poetry is intended to be an art form unlike perfection and more like a story. It has a beginning, some content within the center, and an ending.