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Dark Angel
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0 posted 2004-11-10 03:16 PM




The dark streak across the horizon from the coming hordes,
who would pillage all the flowers for themselves and trade women
for drink later..when they want to be drunk enough
they do not have to face themselves in the mirror...
or the rottenness of day, the grey flow of thunderous passion
of wind and split lightening.

Shocked mouths, filled with wine and dead fish, take up the boulevards
stained of fermented grapes, to smell out woman's dress as
they wait for deep midnight and bite the inner thighs of day
in whorish disregard for tender flesh or sanitary practices,
food dangles from their lips to stain the skin of sky
as it dribbles boorishly onto what once was sunrise.

Ask then what of the way you look with such apprehensive eyes
and ponder yourself the invasion of such emotions as you find coarse
unfitting as they are to someone like you, genteel, or so you would believe.

In my eyes you will see if you look deeply enough, the path I fear,
the walk-step and crush of another day which moves toward me; quickly.
I feel the panic arise beneath my nails, and try to bury it into the flesh
of me to offer it another life in clench

and I tell you the responsibility is all mine, borne from the hem of my skirt
I strip and peel off layers until I am naked, and I see it there from where
it began along the curves of me. My veins swell like the sea of unbreaking
waters as I reach and go beyond the limits of freedom to weep just there.

Look for meaning in my cries, how love-lines bend into verse
and make sense only to me, stroke-by-stoke dreaming a distance, the dark
lines of midnight-blue that flood me.

Let me mend this line of grey that rips across the heaven
with thread from the words you yourself do subscribe are worthy

Look for meaning in my cries...

In my eyes you may find truths to deny the days pleasure
flesh smooth under you to soothe away such colored fears as these
and you may find I know already that beneath it all, we are still the same
human
        frail entities denied some touch to complete us
we reach inside and find our screams muffled by our own hands
choking the breath from pretty necks we bend
always...
            always trying
                          to see.

Thank you Ron for this great honour of writing with you and feeling with you.

Maree    


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Gentle Spirit
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1 posted 2004-11-10 03:22 PM


In my eyes you will see if you look deeply enough, the path I fear,
the walk-step and crush of another day which moves toward me; quickly.
I feel the panic arise beneath my nails, and try to bury it into the flesh
of me to offer it another life in clench

OMG you two....picking any fav verse out of this is impossible but these lines above speak to me in ways I cant convey...
but WOW...this entire piece moved me..

thank you both for a wonderful insightful read!

The greatest beauty on earth, is
found in the hearts of those
who love....

Martie
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2 posted 2004-11-10 04:48 PM


Maree and Ron

There is so much descriptive power in your words...an amazing duet!  

serenity blaze
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3 posted 2004-11-10 06:21 PM


The imagery here is so surreal, but actually, maybe more kin to cubism.

I got the sense of a port city, sailors on leave sort of energy, and loneliness with some bitter mixed in...

startling for me, as it is not what I'd expected, but very effective in the emotions provoked.

Like the bruise of thin splinter, this aches.

wow.

rainy day dark, but not without a certain wistful of what could be, if only...

myheart
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4 posted 2004-11-10 07:24 PM


In my eyes you will see if you look deeply enough, the path I fear,
the walk-step and crush of another day which moves toward me; quickly.
I feel the panic arise beneath my nails, and try to bury it into the flesh
of me to offer it another life in clench

Amazing duet! Bravo !!


~myheart~

muted
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5 posted 2004-11-10 07:30 PM


"and I tell you the responsibility is all mine, borne from the hem of my skirt
I strip and peel off layers until I am naked, and I see it there from where
it began along the curves of me. My veins swell like the sea of unbreaking
waters as I reach and go beyond the limits of freedom to weep just there.

Look for meaning in my cries, how love-lines bend into verse
and make sense only to me, stroke-by-stoke dreaming a distance, the dark
lines of midnight-blue that flood me.

Let me mend this line of grey that rips across the heaven
with thread from the words you yourself do subscribe are worthy

Look for meaning in my cries..."

```````````````````````````````

*chills* this touches the raw
human worth, the worth we should be finding in ourselves....and the circumstances surrounding our interpretations of who and what we are....
and what others think we are

wonderful duet you two! really enjoyed the flavour of this....and the power behind it all  

littlewing
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6 posted 2004-11-11 05:58 PM


Oh Jesus you guys:

In my eyes you may find truths to deny the days pleasure
flesh smooth under you to soothe away such colored fears as these
and you may find I know already that beneath it all, we are still the same
human
        frail entities denied some touch to complete us
we reach inside and find our screams muffled by our own hands
choking the breath from pretty necks we bend
always...
            always trying
                          to see.


My jaw is literally dropping here . . .
this reads like several pages of a journal.
It makes me want to stuff a pillow into my face and just SCREAAAAAMMMMM.

Just . . . astounding.
Beyond . . . all of it.

Tiersdin
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7 posted 2004-11-11 06:14 PM


An outstanding collaboration between two awesome poets!

Bravo!

~tier

Sunshine
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8 posted 2004-11-11 06:51 PM


Look for meaning in my cries, how love-lines bend into verse
and make sense only to me, stroke-by-stoke dreaming a distance, the dark
lines of midnight-blue that flood me.


Doesn't get much better than this, you two...
doesn't matter who wrote what, all of it came together seamlessly...
willingly...

and with great talent...


babygirlwlove
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9 posted 2004-11-11 06:59 PM


runs deep....outstanding collab...

**babygirL**

**Intoxicant to the SouL**

Enchantress
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Canada eh.
10 posted 2004-11-11 07:01 PM


Fantastic blending of words and thoughts here.
Wonderful duet you two!

~ Time has cast a spell on you,
   So you won't ever forget me ~

wranx
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11 posted 2004-11-12 09:22 AM


A wonder, this.

Reads like something that was meant to be written.

Cpat Hair
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12 posted 2004-11-12 09:27 AM


Maree is too smart for me..LOL... and far too good a writer for me to keep up with.. I'm afraid I don't do her talent or her art justice.... so...
I personally thank you kindly for the nice words... and Maree.. for being kind enough to suffer through my feeble efforts to write with her...

Maree... you are more than gracious, and much more than patient...
thank you

Dark Angel
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13 posted 2004-11-12 02:17 PM


Thank you all, you're all so very very kind. Your comments mean so much.

And Ron? "What You Talkin Bout Willis"!

Stop that!

Everyone? It's the other way around. Ron? Ron's the talented, charming, amazing, smart and patient Poet. Oh and Ron? I'm a glutton for punishment, so make me suffer...again! LOL

and thank you for putting up with moi

Thank you all again

Mxx

into this night i wonder, it's morning that i dread, another day of knowing of, the path i fear to tread.
~Sarah McLachlan~

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