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an abstract portrait

an abstract portrait
hanging in the public hall
changing its colors
to each whose eyes glance its way
and hiding in open sight

Author notes

It's funny, after so many years of writing poetry, to see how others take what comes off my pen.

I've found that over the years, I don't necessarily trust the opinions of those who are closest to me - as I've said before, they have a stake in my happiness and that includes the acceptance of my "weird" poetry.

The last time I was 'shocked' at a reaction to my poetry, it was with one of the other pieces I'd posted, 'nephilim', which I'd sent to my illustrator, Minagi, for her thoughts. Minagi immediately assumed it was something about our relationship and how it's changed over the years (it wasn't), and I reminded myself that this is why I tend to put notes if I know what inspired a piece. I rarely get shocked.

Most comments I get, though, at AP are generally with regards to others views to what I've written. Anything spiritual off my pen, for instance, is bound to attract a bible-thumper who interjects something about Jesus into it. (Which is only more amusing when it's something like 'Yerushalayim', where I'm interjecting Hebrew and even invoking the Kotel, which would seem to me to be obvious signs that I'm Jewish.) Some of the comments are fluff... and then there are some...

A few nights ago, I posted 'the light of falling stars' for my favorites on OpenDiary, a little odd ditty about memories, and regrets that come with things changing from how they once were. Nice, bittersweet, not as depressed or dark as I get, but certainly not something I'm going to curl up with to think about happy things. I posted it here as well, since I wanted some feedback - it's very much a draft and I'm feeling like something's missing.

Yeah....

Just... more than a couple of odd comments... I'll still never get how folks get something so different than what I was thinking out of something I've written....
Written August 21st, 2006

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  • M3579
    February 14, 2007
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    Got enough to say, you really express yourself

  • ilbcingultr
    August 21, 2006
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    AMEN brother(ha ha) I undrstand ...one about abstract art beauty is in the eye of the beholder, two that interpretation of the written word is something to be explained only by knowing the frame of mind in which it is read, or written. I believe that is the beauty of poetry. The influence of the unconciuose mind.