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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855
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-saturday night- Have you ever tasted the weekend. Have you ever burned yourself with a spilled cigarette. Have you ever run down the street Faster than lights reflecting off of windshields. Have you ever tasted blood in the back of your throat. Have you ever held a gun, the weighted precision, Point here and there and watch things die -- At least stumble. Have you ever heard the roaring in your ears, The shadows thrown on you by a million objects As you dancejittered on the sidewalk and fell. Was the moon an eclipse of your thoughts, Or the full bright mess you conjured with your choices? Was your hand shaking when you held the joint And let the whole thing glow for a second Even though there was no flame at all? Did you smash out that bubble light because You wanted to give the cops something to pay for -- Or was it just another saturday night? Yes, just another saturday night. After a while, even mistakes can't be escaped. Just another saturday night. Will sunday renew your strength, or is it the wait you hate? Just another saturday night to flake. Just another saturday night to stumble. Just another saturday night to break. Just another saturday night to crumble. Just another saturday night to lose and to gain. Just another night to live well with your pain This saturday. |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
Wow man! My saturday nights were never THAT exciting! LOL No, seriously....I felt alot of emptiness, lonliness and frustration in this piece - you did a great job of showing someone's random efforts to find peace in themselves....I could feel the subject wandering through the streets in desperation...Thanks for sharing. I look forward to reading more of your work! ** I'm reaching for the brightest star I've ever seen - knock my ladder out from under me, and you'll wish you hadn't !! -pFF ** Here's to 2000! |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
ok ok, I think we are going to have to get you out one Saturday!!!!! But then again, I'm home myself with nothing to do so I guess I can relate to you...especially the burning yourself with a cigarette part ...he he Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
 Well, truthfully, my Saturdays aren't that exciting either -- and I thank god! FemmeFatale hit it right on the head: it's really a poem born of loneliness, frustration, etc. I'm still working through a breakup (if you couldn't tell by some veiled references in my other poems), and these feelings are still seething, though, thankfully, not as bad as when the news was broken -- ooo, now that in itself sounds like a poem title!Mike |
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PhaerieChild Senior Member
since 1999-08-30
Posts 1787Aloha, Oregon |
I generally try to stay away from Saturday Nights that are THAT wild. They can be murderous!!! Have witnessed a couple but I prefer to be an innocent bystander or better yet safe at home in front of my comfy computer lol. Poetry~ Words falling on paper, painting a dream. Shawna R. Holder Boise, Idaho |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Wow!...I can relate to the cigarrette part and a few of the others as well...here's a toast to better Saturday nights for you.. HUGS Don't ask me where I'm going, just listen when I'm gone and far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn. |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
RainbowGirl, you mean you can actually afford champagne? What kind of poet are you? j/k Mike |
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