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This is one of my favorite poems that I have read this year.  It's in the book Poetry 180 and it's by Naomi Lazard.

Ordinance on Arrival

Welcome to you who have managed to get here.
It's been a terrible trip;
you should be happy you have survived it.
Statistics prove that not many do.
You would like a bath, a hot meal, a good night's sleep.
Some of you need medical attention.
None of this is available.
These things have always been in short supply;
Now they are impossible to obtain.
This is not a temporary situation;
It is permanent.
Our condolences on your dissappointment.
It is not our responsibility that everything you have heard
about this place is false.
It is not our fault you have been decieved,
ruined your health getting here.
For reasons beyond our control
there is no vehicle out.


This is kinda how I've been looking at life for a year or two now.  This is just such a perfect poem for me.  I hope you all like it too.

  • Last seen on May 4 7:26 PM. Member since September 27, 2003.
  • I'm a citrine experience poet for 171 comments.
  • My mood is , and quote is "I think, therefore, I exist.".
  • I am a 19 year old girl (United States)
  • When I'm not writing, I'm a college student.
  • I have 171 comments, 2 contests, 48 poems, 1 story

My Poetry

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  • Pride
    I live in the House of Want. / The house of struggle, of pain and debt. / I call my body Pride, / And it carries me forward when others falter. / I call my mind Determination, / My heart is Truth, my name Immortal.
    7 lines, 1 comment, June 21, 2007. In Personal
  • Standing Child
    Run before they see you,
    Before they charge bullets towards your heart.
    22 lines, November 3, 2006. In Personal, Other
  • Split Reflection
    Her silenced voice,
    Lies entrapped in my throat.
    14 lines, 1 comment, August 20, 2006. In Personal, Other, Angst
  • Bloody tears
    Cement kisses a trembling cheek,
    While memories begin to flash.
    17 lines, August 20, 2006. In Personal, Other, Hope

My Stories

  • Kora
    Kora pierced her finger with a staple and watched it bleed.  The red blood magically appeared from an unseen opening and darkened more with each millisecond.  She loo
    652 lines, 1 comment, February 24, 2005. In <200 lines, Humor

Guest Book

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  • InstantOfFlux on May 14, 2004
    i think therefore i exist
  • InstantOfFlux on May 12, 2004
    cogito ergo sum- rene descartes
  • poeticweaver on January 16, 2004
    diamond tears,

    Wow! I'm so happy you liked my contest poem that much, again, thanks for reading me, and I'm very grateful for the win!!! ~Smiles~

    Alittle Something In Return

    You made my day worth living
    For just this moment, you made me smile
    I've been running low on feeling
    Any good for quite awhile
    So I send a thanks from me to you
    That you will see I care
    For you have made my gray skies blue
    In my moment of dispair

    Much love and thanks again, and again! ~Smiles~
    Your friend and fellow poet...

    -poeticweaver/Timothy
  • diamond tears on November 15, 2003
    Just wanted to say to myself... 'WHoooo Hoooo!' My poem "Silent and Still" was entered in a contest and it is being published. I am rather pleased with myself.

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