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Walter Poe
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since 1999-10-13
Posts 787


0 posted 2000-05-16 07:16 AM


Thats the reason
The old man
Heart of heart
bitter murderer

Real father
beater of children
father of lies
future in tumour

Real mother
drinking meths
hurting herself
make you pay

Brother criminal
Cruel and vindictive
killed that girl
no repentance

Sister RIP
Drugs Drink
Ending head in sink
Body in ground

What is future
we ignore virtues
we leave hope
we are alone

As we disintergrate
In the parks
In the playground
In the cresh

Hear the screams
Of the past
As we treat
Out of Eden


 "Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!- prophet still, if bird or devil!-
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted-
On this home by horror haunted- tell me truly, I implore-
Is there- is there balm in Gilead?- tell me- tell me, I implore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

© Copyright 2000 Paul Weatherstone - All Rights Reserved
Janet Marie
Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

1 posted 2000-05-16 09:55 AM


Walter,
disturbing images here in this dark piece.
yes, so much of our childhood stays with us and can haunt us.
if we leave hope behind we are alone.
hope is the little glimmer of light that shines in the darkeness...
and in all of your poetry.
take care my poetic friend,
jm

 It's amazing
How you make your face just like a wall
How you take your heart and turn it off
How I turn my head and you lose it all ...
And it's unnerving
How one move just puts me by myself
There you go just trusting someone else
Now I know I put us both through hell ...
I'm not sayin
That there was nothing wrong
I just didn't think you'd ever get tired of me
And I'm not sayin
We ever had the right to hold on
I just didn't wanna let you get away from me.
~MB20~Leave



SpitFire
Member Elite
since 2000-04-19
Posts 2396

2 posted 2000-05-16 10:52 PM


~This poem woke me right up!!!  Wow,...well done here.  It is so true that we are products of our environments...but as you get older,..it's only as much as you let it.
*Hang in there...thanks for sharing.

Joel the wolf
Senior Member
since 2000-04-06
Posts 1333
Angels Camp
3 posted 2000-05-17 01:37 AM


Yes we are the products of life before, but we are more, we can make our own path, and beat back the bushes.
you have a powerful poem here
keep up the good work.
Joel.

 I howl a mournful song, that echos within my chambered heart, for all to read? nay for all to feel.

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