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Alicethruglass
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0 posted 2003-01-31 07:11 AM



Tired Eyes

She searches form,
the outline baggy, hanging
off her shrugging shoulders.
Some days it is doubt, other
times indifference to minimize
her worth that stares through
as seen through eyes
whose lenses are fogged.

There are risks in life,
her thoughts repeat
but in blinding judgement
she feels incomplete.


Her core, senses sight,
sometimes out of reach
but scans the patterns
trying to scope out and sweep
a beam of hope, a source of verse
lifting her into poetry to ease
her composition and give her form
release.

Her tired eyes
compose her thoughts
examined closely,
in mirror caught.


She is her own dictionary,
a play on words, alphabetized
and categorized, translated
into eye words, bits and pieces
subjected to scrutiny,
sometimes a glossary
of indignation,specialized
for no one.

The mirror mysts
her eyes in blur
a reign of power
begins the stir.


She lists to one side
and then the other
her form manifesting itself
externally in an etiquette of code
processing the protocol
of the day, finger pats
to hide the tired, pinches her cheeks
to raise the blush and walks
through the glass to begin
another day.


There are risks in life,
her thoughts repeat
and ventures out
her day to meet.


~A~

© Copyright 2003 Alicethruglass - All Rights Reserved
Nan
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1 posted 2003-01-31 07:43 AM


Indeed there are risks... Yet we must step up to meet them if we're to live life to its fullest... Nicely said, A..
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2 posted 2003-01-31 08:42 AM





There are many lines I like in this poem, as much for intent as poetic talent... "scanning patterns" and "her own dictionary"....

Enjoy this entire poem. Well written and causes one to think...one good thing!

Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

Seymour Tabin
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3 posted 2003-01-31 08:49 AM


Alicethruglass
Well done, enjoyed the read.

regards2you
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4 posted 2003-01-31 09:00 AM




My reply did not come back up for editing yet. I don't know where the
'one good thing' came from at end of my comment.....please ignore it...for I can't remove it right now...strange!

As said, do like this poem, quite indepth... Pat


..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

Alicethruglass
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5 posted 2003-01-31 01:27 PM


every day waking up is a risk to me waiting for what is 'round the bend.

Thank you *s
~A~

passing shadows
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6 posted 2003-01-31 01:48 PM


nice ending!
GG
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7 posted 2003-01-31 04:04 PM


I like this whole poem alot.
Usually my eyes show me pretty tired, 'cause well, I don't sleep. This made me wonder how much more, or less, people can see through my eyes...
enjoyed alot!

Always, Alyssa

- And so it was that time stood still -
     (blink, breathe, stand, fight)

brian madden
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8 posted 2003-01-31 04:42 PM


She is her own dictionary,
a play on words, alphabetized
and categorized, translated
into eye words, bits and pieces
subjected to scrutiny,
sometimes a glossary
of indignation,specialized
for no one.


many layers to peel back, much to discover. This poem has still in my mind for a while.
Enjoyed alot.

got hips like cinderella must be having a good shame talking sweet about nothing
cookie i think you're tame" The Pixies


Alicethruglass
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9 posted 2003-01-31 08:05 PM


Thank you passing shadows
the ending is my
everyday's beginning

Thank you GG
I don't sleep too well either
I don't worry about the eyes as much as the circles under them *s

Thank you Brian
I am good for the peeling
Take your time and see the layers.

~Alice

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