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Mad_Hatter
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0 posted 2004-01-29 07:26 PM


Tragedy is a highway divider, cutting through a semi
And it pins you, always keeping you below the surface
That summer air is just a mile away, above this frozen lake
And how that sand, can just surround a man

The middle of your life, is the cloaked end-man
Waving and singing: “I’ll see you soon”
His sickle an upside down smile, twirling through the rain
The way the world drips off of it, tangled up in falling leaves
He’ll just walk away, but you’ll see him tomorrow, that’s how it’s been ever since…

Coldness is the birds leaving, to fly away to something more
Shaking hate off of their feathers, longing for yesterday
Their eyes so deep and hollow, signals their fading light
Their song, is just a scream from the spiral of turmoil
And every piercing note, is let go, just for you

Hanging up your jacket, so you can sit down
Let that chair wrap itself around you, red and drowsy
The way it breathes for you, the way it lets you slip
And there’s you, looking at yourself drowning beneath the ice
Just put your feet up and enjoy the show

Home is just where you rest your bursting head
Where your ears tell your life story to the pillows thread
And the sheets are just a layer over the mess the day became
If only those springs knew, they held the weight of the world

The end of your life, is the final “hello”
It’s that archway tunnel, the one with bricks that sway
And the doorman, who always said “I knew you once, before you fell”
That tunnel has vines, they reach out, begging you to stay
We’ve all walked it, but until it’s time, we never reach the end
And finally there it is and it leads you into the frozen lake
Here you can unpin yourself, here you can find your way

A hole is only as deep as you can let it go
I once saw a perfect man find a cave
It’ll call out to you “come stay with me, I’m all you’ve got left”
Every hole wants to be filled, to feel less alone
But not you, that’s not your fate anymore
You cast your stone, to help that hole feel more whole

The reflection in the doorknob that you never could turn
Isn’t always where you saw yourself at the end
But it’s telling you: “Turn me now, around, around”
Beyond the door who knows…
You’re there, you’re there…

© Copyright 2004 Ryan - All Rights Reserved
Justbleu
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1 posted 2004-02-01 11:34 PM


Interesting....and demands to be read again!!!!
Bridgette

"Somewhere, somehow, it should be possible to touch someone and never let go again.  To hold someone, not for a moment but forever." Unknown


MGROVES
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2 posted 2004-02-01 11:47 PM


YOU TOUCHED MY SOUL, MY HEART WILL WIN, THANKS TO YOU I CAN LIVE LIFE AGAIN. NO MORE WILL I SEE THE REFLECTION OF ONE I KNEW, ONLY SEE WHO AND WHAT I WAS MEANT TO BE.  THANK YOU YOUR  SOUL SEES VERY WELL, YOUR HEART WRITES , MY TEARS SWELL, A SMILE UPON MY FACE, HAS RETURNED, TO ITS RIGHTFULL PLACE.   THANKE YOU   ADRAGONSDREAM


Eromyna
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3 posted 2004-02-06 11:11 AM


Wow. I don't even know what to say to something so good.

"Home is just where you rest your bursting head
Where your ears tell your life story to the pillows thread
And the sheets are just a layer over the mess the day became
If only those springs knew, they held the weight of the world"

I believe this will be one of my favorite things to read and remember for a good, long time.

"I don't need to scream for you to deem me aggravation."

eor
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since 2002-09-26
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blues & greys
4 posted 2004-02-07 02:36 AM


wow ryan this is proballt one of the best things i have seen by you, cery nice write

"So what befalls the flawless?
Look what I've built, it shines so beautifully now watch as it destroys me."

Mad_Hatter
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since 2003-06-29
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5 posted 2004-02-07 02:02 PM


Thank you all for your responces, they are greatly appreciated.
Lexy
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since 2003-01-28
Posts 1038
California
6 posted 2004-02-09 01:24 PM


Its a story, and I wish my poetry was more able to be a story, instead of rambling emotions with no structure.
Excellent. Your poetry gets deeper each time I read.
~Lex

Jelfling
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since 2004-01-27
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Indiana
7 posted 2004-02-09 03:26 PM


This was a really awsome poem. I'll definitly be checking out more of your stuff.

Jelfling

Grover
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since 2004-01-27
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London, ON, Canada
8 posted 2004-02-09 08:27 PM


Calls for a tremendous amount of reflection. Exceptional write! Grover.
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