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You Were to Me
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You Were to Me |
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marcel Senior Member
since 2003-03-02
Posts 660az, usa |
You Were to Me You are to me As I dreamed you to be Even as the sun burned into me desire A thorn shaded from me that portion of my heart Where silver beads and tear drops Lay across the eyelids of the living Sleepwalking throughout the day Living only until they finally sleep Back to the dirt and thoughts Of makers, writers and dreamers Not unlike myself When I dreamed you to be Even before the moon undressed you from fluffy clouds To the shame of blushing stars And the virgin body of sinful hands That massaged you out of nothingness And there you quietly stood, breathlessly As if waiting for Prometheus’s kiss Or the keys to Pandora ’s Box Answers whispered from mothers and the fantasies of girlfriends White lies flaking from the heads of drug abusers A natural high within your own box A cardboard sign made out of hopes Reading “Will Love For Anything” Because you are to me What I dreamed you to be Salvation from the fields of forefathers But not before enough cotton is picked To make you the most beautiful dress Pin pricks tattoo my fingers Bright red the rain that falls The color of love and hate Your eyes bloodshot from staying awake Afraid you will never awake from my dream Take solace in my sweat and tears Shoveling coals in the furnace of fear Warming my cause to your purpose To make me whole and a part of the hole That all dead souls are cast into Plainly written on tombstones are the words… “And she died a dutiful wife” Forever and the day after eternity… But still you will remain a spot, On the blemished pillow beside me A product of bleach and dreams Still wet from the kiss of tomorrow’s dew The reasons sewn into the fabrics of your Creator’s dreams Forever fearing the glare of Medusa’s stare A sign of eternities gentle swing of the balance Being struck by the arrows of Eros Grey vipers and red Asps In the hands of Herakle’s sorrowed plight Lovingly embracing my heart to a stop A charmer I believed myself to be But not a charmer of sins No apples, no gardeners Before the eve was yet to smile I opened that box myself Inhaling cinnamon and violet perfumes Apples rolling down steps As they walked upstairs--- Two reflections of past selves Running to catch the train to tomorrow I am saddened by what they will find The present of what I have become The truth was always written in her smile A faint light amongst the stars What I dreamed her to be I am him Created to tame the beast Rooms with no doors Hearts with no keys Soul in confinement Fears, pains, and passions Trapped in memories and sleep My escape Her escape Our escape To the next second The next minute The next hour The next day The next breath The next eternity Of dreams and future tears What I dreamed me to be. Marcel |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice writing...James |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
This needs a bump up....so good! |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Powerful emotions poured this page Keith. Very excellent lines, descriptions painted by the heart. TD |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Marcel~ You move me through your words ... so gentle ... so REAL~ 'Even before the moon undressed you from fluffy clouds To the shame of blushing stars' The above ... poetry in and by itself~ GORGEOUS lines sprinkled throughout the entire penning~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
powerfully and realistically looking back on moments well dressed in spiritual contact...if only for a brief moment, sometimes those moments are life's refuge and reminder, that life is indeed Good. wonderfully written |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
wow Keith...this is incredible~ |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
omg Keith, this is so moving and touching. Delightful to read as eyes move down the page with rhyme entwined within... Nicely done. Brava! yesterday is gone |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
Powerful feelings expressed wonderfully...*big hugs* |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
and if I touch the screen in just the right way... I will FEEL within my bone's marrow, just a tiny bit of what this write is all about *touching the screen* |
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