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going home |
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Marc-Andre Senior Member
since 2008-12-07
Posts 501 |
I shall go home now, where resentment has simmered long, where umbrage brewed an age; for whether I be dregs or scum to them it matters not; to me it’s all froth now. And they are part of where I must call home. And in the kitchen where tomato sauce has fossilized upon the stove, I’ll open a fridge that reeks of rotten cabbage and sour milk; there crusts and ham and crusting mustard will be enough to make myself a sandwich. This is ground zero where I’ll never be a hero, where my flaws are shrined and known. They also know where moles adorn my ass, and they have seen my shriveled penis , and they know what I’ll look like when I will bald and lose my teeth. This is where glories all repose, forgotten, where humiliation is ever host. This is where I belong. Here, where cool spring is scented with manure and where cold autumn rain will smell of corn I shall return and feel ( and know )I’m home. |
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Anniepimm Senior Member
since 2008-12-26
Posts 550England |
Sounds of the prodigal son returning home to a less perfect childhood Good piece Marc-Andre Well written Annie |
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Marc-Andre Senior Member
since 2008-12-07
Posts 501 |
Annie, thanks for reading.I'm glad you've enjoyed it. Mark |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Bravo! Well written Marc! These lines and the ones that follow made me smile in the truth of it all... "This is ground zero where I’ll never be a hero, where my flaws are shrined and known." Yep, as the cliche goes, there's no place like home. Love this. Eric |
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Marc-Andre Senior Member
since 2008-12-07
Posts 501 |
Eric, thanks for reading and the nice feedback. I'm exploring other poetic paths lately, and I'm having fun  I'm not so sure how well it worked, but I have tried along with the negative and humour to embed the touching (for lack of a better term) between the lines. A home is also a place where one is (or should be) accepted without pretence. I take it that you saw that Mark |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Quite impressive, dear Marc-André. It's tragicomic, but it's so true in familiar surroundings we are best known and feel relaxed in a way as we don't need to pretend. But true coziness exists only if there is love and acceptance of how we are, but that isn't always reality "at home". Love, Margherita |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Home, sweet Home, Where ever that may be. Ida |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Mark, This is an insightful view of "Home". It's a good short piece. Bobby |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
You are a very fine writer. It matters not the subject matter, I am always intrigued by your creative talent and your perspectives.  Linda |
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HelmutB Senior Member
since 2000-01-06
Posts 964Canada |
"Here, where cool spring is scented with manure and where cold autumn rain will smell of corn" I think I can actually smell this, well described, very well done |
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Marc-Andre Senior Member
since 2008-12-07
Posts 501 |
Margherita, thanks for reading. Home is quite an elusive concept, isn't it? Ida, thanks for reading and for taking the time to comment. Bobby,I'm glad to know you've liked this one (I thought you would ), your feedback is always invaluable to me.Linda, thanks for flattering me. I've still got a lot to learn and even more to master, but at times, it feels good. Thanks to all for your support as I develop as a writer. Mark |
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Marc-Andre Senior Member
since 2008-12-07
Posts 501 |
Helmut, thanks for reading and commenting. Yep, this is what some parts of Canada smell like Mark |
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