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Dominique-Simone
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0 posted 2006-02-03 06:28 PM


  


It’s only a matter of perspective
while we sit and discuss the news
your clothes, damp from being well-worn
challenge your body, attacking each
crevasse and bulging muscle
that you have worked so hard to get.  

exactly, what have we accomplished;
bantering back and forth with skewed intentions
around the oval form of the dinner table
that hasn’t been used since the last holiday.

questions that have yet begun to develop,
march along the carpet, grasping at
ankles just to be heard by giants
who have better things to do.

it’s 6:00 in the evening and dinner
patiently burns in the kitchen,
losing its purpose quietly, as the odor
bangs against our heads crying for attention;

however appetites have been lost
along with the desire to wonder any longer,
when we will eat.  






© Copyright 2006 Page McKay - All Rights Reserved
Huan Yi
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Waukegan
1 posted 2006-02-03 06:54 PM




You're certainly in charge here.

John

PS


“You never seem to amaze me”

Is that a bad thing?


Dominique-Simone
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2 posted 2006-02-03 07:26 PM


No quite good
Dominique-Simone
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3 posted 2006-02-04 07:09 AM


Thanks by the way
The Lady
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The Southwest
4 posted 2006-02-04 07:15 PM




"exactly, what have we accomplished;
bantering back and forth with skewed intentions
around the oval form of the dinner table
that hasn’t been used since the last holiday."

Very powerful work Page. I like it a lot.

nakdthoughts
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Between the Lines
5 posted 2006-02-04 08:06 PM


enjoyed the strength in your word choice

M

Dominique-Simone
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6 posted 2006-02-05 09:25 AM


Thank you both...
Bagger Vance
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Aotearoa
7 posted 2006-02-05 10:55 AM


yessss

i loved this

no.. i loved this a lot
more reads by him as he delves in
to feel the sombre of your thoughts

White Gold Wielder

Earth Angel
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Realms of Light
8 posted 2006-02-05 11:04 AM


I can see it! I can hear it! I can feel it! ~ and I can smell it!

Gosh, you engaged all my senses with this vividly descriptive write!


EA

Dominique-Simone
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9 posted 2006-02-05 02:53 PM


Thank You, I am glad you all enjoyed it..
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