Who would truly choose to be,
a blanket of entirety?
To see and be a lasting All,
or to stay
and wait
for fall.
Blindly stumble through the dark,
waiting to ignite the spark.
Senses deprived, make an exception
for this instance of perception.
I've arrived; tangled in weeds,
dressed meticulously by these winds
that knew summer once
upon a time
it was warm, I swear.
You should have been there.
You should have been there.
Torn. Airborn. Sloppy mix of
politics and scorn.
Lovelorn, love lost, at what cost
do we abandon color
to sleep beneath frost?
Dying.
Dreaming.
of Colored
Lights.
Sighing.
Screaming.
for Wandering
Night.
Make.
Make your passage.
Don't mistake the lashes
of the whip of relentless day
for another open bottle lying in your way.
It's not a name that can be given.
It's not a genus or a phylum.
It's not a ballroom
to be attended by the living. It's a
forgiving
lunatic asylum.
Welcome home.
The sun sets. I forget
the name of god is Government.
The television.
The length of string.
I am washed of
everything.
The dark and light
are quite a pair.
It happened tonight.
You should have been there.
Author notes
I fell asleep in a graveyard one day and dreamed of being a ghost.
When I woke up, it was pitch black, and I couldn't find my way out, so I sat in the darkness with my back to a masoleum and listened to them whisper; knowing, then, what it was like to be caught up in the maelstrom of delerium that is the life of a spiritual entity.
Morning found me still asleep.
Written October 10th, 2005
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I explained it in the author's comments. I'd hoped that would help.
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Maybe More Coffee for me...
Hmm I honestly ccouldn't tell what you were talking about. Seems to me alot of folks wanted to be there so It was probably just me.
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i like it
too bad i couldn't be there...im bummed that i missed it. oh well your words explained everything to me. how it was how it is and how it could be. good one -
Excellent.
Oh! An excellent write! There seemed to be so much going on, I had to read it again just to catch everything! It was also very deep and images flew into my head like nothing before! I can honestly say I've never read a piece quite like this! You did an excellent job! -
great poem
great poem loved this part.......The sun sets. I forget
the name of god is Government.
The television.
The length of string.
I am washed of
everything.
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this is a really excelent poem. it was like hearing the whole thing to read it and i like it very much.
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fun
It's a
forgiving
lunatic asylum.
Welcome home.
ahhhhh lol so fukin true
have u been to my house b4?
now come on... be honest... ahh thought so
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the echoey reverberation of the line "You should have been there," really adds such a somber tone to this poem...almost like a bell tolling. really very good piece of writing, and glad that I was able to read this!
Jo -
Bravo this is an amazing write. I love it. keep it up love ya lots
Reni
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ah you havent lost your touch dude. i like the way you mixed this one up with the rhyme. i think it reads great, really keeps you bouncing through the poem. nice work.
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awesome, I loved it....really good write! Farewell, Lost Crow Child
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I wish is was there...but since i wasnt...this definatly tells me what it was like...great write!
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My response:
hypocritical, isn't it?
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Very powerful piece you have here. So much to take in all at once. Truly amazing write. I can see why you feel this is a good write; it has such emotion in it, such power behind; this power flooding the mind and heart of your reader with each word. You have such talent. Great job.
Hugs
Jess
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