navwin » Archives » The Corner Pub » Needs a Title (feel free to suggest)
The Corner Pub
Post A Reply Post New Topic Needs a Title (feel free to suggest) Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
gofor42
Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 143
Arkansas

0 posted 2001-01-12 04:00 PM


I'll walk the fires on callosed feet,
Drown in my own misery for effect.
There's never a time like the present
For remembering the past in all its glory.
Cast a long shadow across the future,
And realize that I'm living on time
That didn't belong to me in the first place--
Hooray for chronological collateral.
I'll stand here in a blur of movement,
Realizing the world flows past me
Like a river of linear dreams.

A pure pop gem is made,
Like crushing coal into diamonds.
Crush the humanity from my limbs,
Leaving only a hardened core behind.
Cast aside your illusions and confusion,
Return to the womb or Eden
Or some other unattainable paradise.
That is the journey of life, is it not?
To seek out what was,
Or wat maybe never could be.
The grass was not greener then,
Because chlorophyl could only go so far.
Chemicals perk the artificial landscape right up.

One unbroken promise
Is worth its weight in lies.


"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing."
--Kingsley Amis

© Copyright 2001 Chuck Cottrell - All Rights Reserved
bestgirl911
Senior Member
since 2000-10-04
Posts 551
Clio, MI , United We Stand
1 posted 2001-01-12 04:25 PM


gofor...

No title suggestions here, but wow! how powerful this is.

Ranea

Post A Reply Post New Topic ⇧ top of page ⇧ Go to Previous / Newer Topic Back to Topic List Go to Next / Older Topic
All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format.
navwin » Archives » The Corner Pub » Needs a Title (feel free to suggest)

Passions in Poetry | pipTalk Home Page | Main Poetry Forums | 100 Best Poems

How to Join | Member's Area / Help | Private Library | Search | Contact Us | Login
Discussion | Tech Talk | Archives | Sanctuary