#Whatdoyousee #319

#319

Inside a wooden hoop
the world is learning a new alphabet.

Fire burns without heat,
a heart beats without sound,
a smile carries a bruise you cannot see.

Butterflies remember what hands forget.
Stars are sewn where wishes once escaped.
A planet drifts—proof we are never alone.

A lollipop spins its sugar promise,
while red drops fall quietly,
pixel-bright, pain made small enough to hold.

Eyes stitched in yellow
laugh so we don’t have to explain
how much it hurt to grow up.

This is how we speak now—
in symbols,
in threads,
in tiny pictures holding oversized feelings.

Every stitch says:
I survived.
Every emoji whispers:
I was here.

And the hoop keeps it all together,
a circle of patience,
where even the unsayable
finds a place to belong.

💫Maggie

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16 responses to “Stitched in Symbols”

  1. Sadje Avatar

    An evocative and poignant poem Maggie. Thank you for joining in.

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  2. destiny Avatar

    beautifully expressed, Maggie…

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    1. magz70/Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much 😇

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      1. destiny Avatar

        my pleasure…🤍

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  3. Indira Avatar

    So emotive and poignant poem. Beautifully penned, Maggie.

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    1. magz70/Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much 😇

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  4. Carol anne Avatar

    Lovely poem Maggie! Well written, I love it! ❤

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    1. magz70/Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much 😇

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  5. crazy4yarn2 Avatar
    crazy4yarn2

    Excellent, Maggie!

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    1. magz70/Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much 😇

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  6. Latmospherique Avatar

    So nicely penned. It’s a poem that I will keep close 🌸. Thanks Maggie

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    1. magz70/Maggie Avatar

      Awww, thank you so much 😇

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  8. purplepeninportland Avatar

    Outstanding, Maggie!

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    1. magz70/Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much 😇

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