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Open Poetry #37

Desert Demise

Juzjon
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since 2006-03-10

Posts 27

0 posted 2006-03-10 06:19 PM

I opened my eyes to a bright glaring sun,
lying flat on my back in the sand,
as vultures were circling right up above,
tried to cover my eyes with my hand.
as if made out of lead my arm wouldn't move,
so instead just closed tight my eyes,
then tried very hard to remember the fate,
of what caused me this desert demise.

My mouth was so dry and my lips were so parched,
that my tongue was beginning to shrink.
How did I get here? What did I do?
Why? Why? Why?... can't I think?
I cannot recall one single thing,
don't even remember my name.
Has my mind disappeared, is this how life ends,
or could there someone to blame?

The heat so intense that my chest is on fire,
each breath that I taste is a flame,
those vultures now landing, and walking in rings,
as if dancing out some dying game.
I could read in their eyes, as their appetites grew,
I'd soon be their morsel delight.
they'd snip and they'd snip, until all flesh was gone,
leaving just bones to shine in the night.

A shadow appears to block out the sun,
for an instant I thought this the end,
and waited to feel those sharp piercing pains,
from which I could not defend.

But wait it feels cool,
like the clouds blocking sun,
as I'm trying open my eyes,
a hand reaching downward from
the Heavens above, so this is how a man dies?

Suddenly the hand, shakes me so hard,
that it hurts me or so it might seem,
then a sweet voice cries out John! John! John!....
you're having another bad dream.

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

1 posted 2006-03-10 07:35 PM

Welcome to Passions, John.

Just what did you have for supper?

A write filled with imagery...enjoyed it very much!

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2006-03-10 10:55 PM

lol, I'd guess this could have been a chili pepper nightmare
enjoyed, though it made me very thirsty
welcome to Passions!

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