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dragonpoe
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since 2000-11-12
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Palm Bay, Florida

0 posted 2000-11-27 11:34 AM



I Am..

A broken shell, putting Humpty Dumpty to shame
and there are no king's men to put me together
shattered in a thousand pieces.

I Am..
Lost in a forest without a single path
with briars and thorns and gnarled, twisted roots
jutting up from the marshy ground, sucking at my feet, pulling me down.

I Am..

The night without moon nor stars
with a bitter wind blowing through my eaves
rattling the windows and picking apart every
last bit of hope.

I Am..

Hollow..

Desolate..

A naked, vulnerable being caught
in a mudslide of pain and frustration.

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With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free..
dragonpoe




[This message has been edited by dragonpoe (edited 11-28-2000).]

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moshpit
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since 1999-11-25
Posts 143
cebu, philippines
1 posted 2000-11-27 02:04 PM


hollow.. desolate.. very powerful words.. u write well, dragonpoe.
Bee
Junior Member
since 2000-11-23
Posts 23
Ireland
2 posted 2000-11-27 02:56 PM


So desolate and hopeless!?
A cold shiver of identification running down my spine.
Very well written.

Hello Dpoe, I Am...so glad I found this site (thanks to Mario and you).
I searched allpoets and initially couldn't understand, why the flow of creativity had stopped.

I love your poetry and I am looking forward to read it again.

Bee.

Kethry
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082
Victoria Australia
3 posted 2000-11-27 03:03 PM


Dragonpoe

I am...amazed that such a gem can be found amid the char and ash.

Write on
Kethry


Why do yesterdays remain and todays pass by ...unnoticed?
Rex E. Alford

Suzanne Arlene
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since 2000-10-09
Posts 377
Ontario, Canada
4 posted 2000-11-27 09:47 PM


wow poe    a great read. Glad you are here too. Suzanne
firecrakker
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since 2000-10-20
Posts 235
Virginia
5 posted 2000-11-27 11:31 PM


Dragonpoe,

I have truly enjoyed every piece of your work that I have read, and this one does not disappoint!    I like the dark fairy tale references in this. Very well done!

Sheila

taramw
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since 2000-06-08
Posts 738

6 posted 2000-11-28 08:12 AM


dragonpoe... brilliant word usage!    Conveyed an image ... much too stark ... but oh so true... Take care!  
~ Tara ~

"A poem should not mean, but be" - Archibald MacLeish


kaile
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since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146
singapore
7 posted 2000-11-30 11:02 AM


dp,i have read many poems that start with "I am" but this is certainly most original...

i really loved the first verse and am impressed with the way you msde reference to Humpty Dumpty...makes me see him in a refreshing light....

i am only saying this because we knew each other from allpoets and that you will like to have my honest input....your last two lines didnt work for me....Eloquently expressed true but they seemed "empty" to me....i will rather you provide an image that shows how in pain and frustration you are in....

That doesnt mean i didnt enjoy the poem...i did....and im amazed as always at your ceaseless talents.....

come visit me at the Corner pub some time in the future

dragonpoe
Senior Member
since 2000-11-12
Posts 608
Palm Bay, Florida
8 posted 2000-11-30 11:12 AM


Thanks all.
Bee, so nice to see you here. Look forward to reading your works.
Kaile, really? Those two last lines didn't do it for ya, huh? Hmm. I will have to think of that, That was the bitterness in the entire piece for me. I wrote this as the emotions were raw and real, so I wrote what I was feeling. Maybe I can find another more powerful way to express it. DOn't know, I kind of like it, but hey! That's what you're here for, to let me know honestly how the reader feels about the piece. Always appreciate it.  

Again, thanks much to all of you who took the time to read  Many smiles to all of you  

With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free..
dragonpoe

kaile
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singapore
9 posted 2000-11-30 12:16 PM


well, dp, if you like them, then keep them...after all what you feel is more important than a single reader's opinion....

personally, i would have liked the poem to have ended with a image, such as those you have woven in the first three verses....

Hardrock
Senior Member
since 2000-02-14
Posts 948
New Hampshire, USA
10 posted 2000-12-12 11:28 PM


DP...Great piece here.  It ALL works for me.  Enjoyed it muchly.  Hardrock
shira
Member
since 2000-12-12
Posts 88
Hamburg, PA
11 posted 2000-12-13 01:24 PM


Very dark and painful. Nicely done. I liked this.

-Shira

Verve
Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 348
Singapore
12 posted 2000-12-13 01:28 PM



Hey DP,

I think they said it all.
I always love the kind of imagery u seem to effortlessly paint everytime.
Great work!


~verve

dragonpoe
Senior Member
since 2000-11-12
Posts 608
Palm Bay, Florida
13 posted 2000-12-13 01:49 PM


Thanks everyone  )

With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free..
dragonpoe

Allstaria22
Member
since 2000-06-11
Posts 83
MN USA
14 posted 2000-12-13 06:56 PM


Dp
i loved this poem. i liked the last few lines the best out of the poem myself. they were so real.
Thank you for this look into your soul

Dana

Isaiah 1:18

"Everybody loves a rose, will you be thankful for the thorns?" -All Together Seperate

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