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Moving Bodies From The Trunk |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows 
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Many many years gone, like lovers I remember some, others well, memories dry like tears in time, inert until a catalyst stirs unexpectedly from dustbins where they sleep waiting, motes for errant dreams; staccato cracks, gunfire in the night street hustlers settling negotiations gone astray, or reparations for an ego slight, real or too imagined, fueled by dreams of grandeur and by far too much testosterone, street theater improvisations. Shots and engine thunder, underpowered over loud all that children know today; car wheels screaming in protest engines pushing redlines of stress, just a block away by sounds; fading now, disagreements being tallied somewhere else; at best a minor news story for my morning tea. Too suddenly stir thoughts of older days; a half century and so many miles ago a different world, was it really me back then? Memories will stay awhile, images like retinal scars tracing misbegotten light, phantoms racing chasing through almost forgotten night, power's wild feel of horses by the hundreds pushing cars of steel beyond all edge of reason, spitting shattered windshield glass, hands sticky drying bloody steering wheel, firefight in flashes burned into my brain, I remember when the pain began I knew I had survived. Still, I am alive; with time and proper anodynes, sleep may help me yet tonight to cleanse the itching stains of memory. ©2009 by icebox . . |
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Kaoru
since 2003-06-07
Posts 3892where the wild flowers grow |
"Too suddenly stir thoughts of older days; a half century and so many miles ago a different world, was it really me back then?" Such poignant writing, as usual. Enjoyed this beautifully written work. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Impressive, dear Charlie. Yes, you are alive and I am glad you are and share with us your fantastic poetry. Love, Margherita |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Your poetry is most facinating, Charlie. Ida |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
icebox...A stark reminder of youth and all some went thru. Still, I am alive; with time and proper anodynes, sleep may help me yet tonight to cleanse the itching stains of memory. My favorite lines...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Beautifully done. You know I love your work. I love the images this poem gives me as it moves along. Jenn "Its gonna be alright cause I'm okay with me" |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Charlie, you never fail to touch my sensitive side and make me want to read that book you carry around within your shell. I am so glad you can write like this and am in hopes it helps to cleanse your innermost memories,like sweeping cobwebs and clouds away. Sincerely, jo perry |
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