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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows 
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It has been too long since I have seen that look, the hollow look, the look of eyes having seen too much too young, eyes starving, opened in to a soul cut deeply, scarred, tattooed and scarified in vain attempt to be immune to dregs of memory, carrying the weight of a child's dream shredded past the point of terrified, the weight of death selected, and then chosen as the path of least resistance in a moment of survival; we are now too old you and I, too hard, too familiar with what it means to die or choose to live; I cannot hold you as a child, cannot pull you back through the veil, cannot bring you tears of sacrifice, cannot jolt awake the child's taste buds for delight in life, so all that's left for me is hoping that you see you are not alone, I too carry a debt in kind, I understand, and for what it's worth I wish you well. ©2007 by icebox . [This message has been edited by icebox (05-25-2007 11:10 PM).] |
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Huan Yi Member Ascendant
since 2004-10-12
Posts 6688Waukegan |
. It’s strange When veterans exchange Meanings those around Don’t understand See Ya later Mack Semper Fi Hope to see you On the other side . |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
this is beautiful poem. smooth to read and full of emotion and sigh of life. beautiful and enjoyed. |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
A beautiful, heartfelt poem. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
I'm having a Cathar-tic moment here, Mr. C......   ....jo |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
empathetic. this is "our" connection..trust me..I feel these things.  "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing...James |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Maybe we feel with emotions that are parallel ~ maybe we see with eyes that have cried over different/yet similar images ~ maybe we feel from a different history ~ but maybe it is a history that still links us with threads of compassion. Maybe this is one of the most beautiful, moving pieces of writing that I have read on these pages. Maybe - no, no maybe about it. It is. Alison |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I can't pretend to comprehend this particular haunting--but you reminded me of a friend who would come to visit me when I lived near the wood. He'd stare into the trees for hours--and for once my curiousity did not beg a question-- I didn't wanna know what he could see. I just let him be when he was like that, and made sure his beer was cold.  |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
I am not ready for this poem to slip onto the next page yet. A |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Agreeing with Aziza, so to the top of today with this one.. |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
timely, powerful and excellent! very long-sustained applause!! |
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