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Dull Pursuit Of All

This town they said,
Reaks of exaust and coughing children
Of the narrow-minded, but oh so malleable,
So ductile to their trench coat environment.
This trench coat wasteland
Where the ink outlines their faces,
Like the chalk outlines the city.
And the Conquorers created these images of beauty
On the boulevards where the buried tread in graves.
The Spirit Shops wait-restless,
With all these Regulars and gin,
A liquid tranquility, an escape
From the desolate glow of the street lamps,
Consistently there, always acidulous,
Mocking the portraits put beneath them
At three o'clock Am.
For in the night, the label's peeling
And the Night Hawks see through frozen glass.
But all in harmony they dance,
Though faded on the pavement
In watercolours the waters have washed away,
Down drains of broken bottles,
Useless syringes, trading cards.
Exchange life for a generation of obsession, addiction,
An existence taken advantage of,
Smoothed onto a hand-made paint brush
This paracidic race of Regulars.
A dull pursuit of all.

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  • Exodus gold member
    October 31, 2007

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    There is some great imagry, and lovely metaphors. It flowed really well, leaving you feeling desolate and sad. Really a beautiful piece all round


  • Beating gold member
    October 25, 2007
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    "But all in harmony they dance,
    Though faded on the pavement"
    Those lines really stood out to me, because they have such grace, compared to all the other lines. They stood out.
    A very nice piece, filled with thoughts. It's very interesting. Good job!


  • Never Fall in Love
    October 18, 2007
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    This is a rather interesting take on a fairly overdone topic. You get kudos for that!

    Not many people can take a topic that has been done so many times and turn it into something unique. I really enjoyed your word use as it makes the poems much deeper ..


    Good Luck in the contest and thank you for entering
    Never ♥


  • Kikai Ni
    October 10, 2007
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    I really like the idea of a trenchcoat wasteland. This is very descriptive and thought-provoking.


  • Riftkin gold member
    August 18, 2007

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    Though faded on the pavement
    In watercolours the waters have washed away,
    Down drains of broken bottles,
    Useless syringes, trading cards.

    this is great and well worth all the other words


  • islekine gold member
    August 10, 2007
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    I like it....

    Says a lot.
    in top 10 so far...
    just FYI


  • Ale E
    August 1, 2007

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    INteresting. I liked your choice of words. NIcely written. Thank you for entering and i wish you the best of luck in my contest.

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