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Systematic Decay
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since 1999-09-15
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That place with padded walls and funny people in white.........

0 posted 1999-11-14 02:10 AM


Ancient love
Friendly neighboor
Typical American retiree
In the brown house
Across the street
Giver of candy, aloe
And dog bisquits
Healing the toe
Of a burned child
Vaseline to my own torured soul
Full of wisdom
Wrinkled skin
Built with aged and brittle bones
Now he's gone
Is he happy?
Did he rejoin his wife?
Is he in heaven?
Is there heaven?
He won't be forgotten
But what does it matter?
Now he's nothing
But wormfood.

~this is written (obviously) for my deceased neighbor- a good friend of mine, he died while I was living at my fathers, and I never even had the coiurtesy to go to his funeral.~


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Thinking is just what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their predjudices.



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Ohme
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since 1999-07-17
Posts 816
Texas
1 posted 1999-11-14 03:50 PM


SD, I doubt that the neighbor knew if you were at the funeral or not. SO to me, that doesn't matter. If you have kind memories of him, that is what matters. And from this poem, I think you do. And that also makes the poem lovely.

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Yesterday is history, tomorrow just a mystery. And if today is good to me how could I ask for more?

Denise
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2 posted 1999-11-14 08:57 PM


When someone is remembered fondly, that is the best tribute there is. Lovely poem, Sys.

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Denise


hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
3 posted 1999-11-14 09:39 PM


I really like this except for the last three lines
"But what does it matter?
Now he's nothing
But wormfood."
Obviously it mattered to you and I would like to think I mattered long after I have passed from this world

Systematic Decay
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since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301
That place with padded walls and funny people in white.........
4 posted 1999-11-14 09:45 PM


Ruth, it did matter very much....the last three lnes are bitter sarcasm.

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Thinking is just what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their predjudices.



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