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the descent

the canal of my pupil
inflames with rest,
the ceiling touches my forehead,
everything is small
and attached.
now that the world is finally close,
it's hollow.
there is room for my body
in my head,
I sink into sleep
and accept

that there are two kinds of death in the world
and this
does not seem temporary

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but it always is

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  • landmark
    January 13
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    this is great... simple, yet really powerful.


  • Aesthete
    January 4
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    got some power in that, love


  • Aesthete
    January 4
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    oh damn.


  • chloris
    December 31, 2008
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    this is so simple and good. why don't you write too often?

    • outofsadness
      December 31, 2008

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      well i'm not really a writer, these poems are really just the products of me stumbling around on a poetry website from time to time. and i guess i don't have a lot of ideas for poems, or ideas at all. i'm glad you like it though


      • chloris
        December 31, 2008
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        leave the judging to the spectators. and you are welcome.

  • mcheadle
    December 30, 2008
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    I prefer not to think this way...mac

    I prefer not to dwell on death. He alone knows when ones time is at hand...mac


  • genderideals--
    December 28, 2008

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    amazing.
    it's one of those poems that doesn't make your mouth taste like stale milk. if that makes sense.
    which is why i loved it.
    and i don't even like short poems.


  • Cassandra Gemini
    December 28, 2008

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    Truly amazing... just by reading this poem, I can tell I found a new favorite on AP.


  • divebar
    December 28, 2008

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    its also hollow felt a little off in the flow

    but this is fantastic. very succinct. straightforward.


  • jaws theme song
    December 22, 2008

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    everything is temporary. I like your style, I could feel everything you were saying which is important and you do so with simplicity. thats talent.


  • nancy drew
    December 18, 2008
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    i like it.

  • likeforeignpost
    December 11, 2008
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    your writing is so minimal, and so good too

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