There are casual acquaintances who nod
like Wailing Wall converts, deep into
Wall Street religion,
yet I wonder,
who carries the greater stigmata.
Those lines between reality and fantasy,
asphalt vatic laying prophetic paths
of complacency, adhered too feet to long
traversing rutted path like Mars canals
branching in split-lip rays,
and what power pyrite promises
hold over broken dreams.
It was a hard world,
one that could chomp your legs
from under you if you stopped moving.
Dirty, pretty not really,
just pretty dirty to me.
Author notes
Write a new poem by piecing together bits from your other poems. You can't use whole stanzas. Only images or single lines.
Lines etc taken from the following poems;
~I Am A Solo Performer On Life’s Stage ~ http://allpoetry.com/poem/3818229
~Pain Tastes The Same~ http://allpoetry.com/poem/3814703
~Delving Depths To Search The Shallows~
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3791102
~Contemno Praedicatio~ http://allpoetry.com/poem/3706478
~Unheard~ http://allpoetry.com/poem/3704642
~Relapse~ http://allpoetry.com/poem/3682884
~Cigarette Kisses~ http://allpoetry.com/poem/3560426
~Dirty, Pretty~ http://allpoetry.com/poem/3533322
A contest entry
- Piece by Piece by Nicole Hanna.
300 points, ended February 3, 2008, 6 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - PRE-WRITES GALLORE ~!~!~! by Naridill.
800 points, ended January 31, 2008, 138 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Be honest
Comments
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This is another entry that, for whatever reason, looks like it's laid out differently than the first time I read it when you entered it. Am I seeing things or did you edit? lol. No matter, it's still a thoroughly enjoyable piece. You guys are nailing your endings in this contest.... picking just the right ones to compliment the rest of the poem. Thanks for the entry.
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I love this - the idea around it is intriguing and you worked it well. I would recommend fixing grammar but beautiful none the less.
Thanks for entering,
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captivating
this was incredibly creative and very well-put together......It leaves one to contemplate the meanings & linkages between words......best of luck babe XxX
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