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The Jackal
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0 posted 2004-08-07 12:49 PM



there is no way to reach false gods  from here
the Irish widow knows this
but still she keeps you and cradles you
as a child in her arms
you remember now

how you ran through the woods for hours
terrified of your own shadow
believing in the power of memory

choking on a reaction
and everyone was nodding
as light slipped through an approving sky

how many times have you failed her?
you were just a child in her arms
and how we spilled her blood and  ran
  because there’s a  need to feed  sorry lions
the meat is tough
but its just how they would want it
if they want anything at all

dozing off in your cautious career
trying to tell  the future through
the ripples of an opinion

just thinking of a life untouched
   but as a  child in her arms
  you were chewing as you touch
      

New lovers are nervous and tender, but smash everything. For the heart is an organ of fire

© Copyright 2004 John Dixon - All Rights Reserved
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Gaia
1 posted 2004-08-07 03:43 PM


chew, and vote
a very interesting write, one to chew on as I wade through the quagmire daily that calls itself freedom

no, you are not lost

iliana
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since 2003-12-05
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2 posted 2004-08-12 01:25 AM


Very deep poem and one to ponder.  
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