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JerryPat
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0 posted 2010-11-29 12:18 PM

shadows without sun
lonely reason to hide
and think of ways to take your life
take a walk inside the shadows
sleepwalk if you must
down by the docks
listen to the waves lapping the piers
chill out
even God rested on the seventh day
not talking about praying here
naw
but it's okay if you must
whatever keeps your head on straight
as nighttime creeps over you
sending your thoughts scurrying
into another realm
of your raison d'être
bring this feeling to your heart
caress it tenderly
(whisper to the sky to hold back the night)
for the shadows are disappearing
it refuses your request
still . . .
an ice-white moon
illuminates
where you stand
back in shadows again
you take a deep breath
tremble
thinking about death
working your way through it
knowing it awaits
ah hell
this sure ain't the way to grandma's house
although quite alone
intensity surrounds you everywhere
hear raven caw
counting down the . . .
hours . . . minutes . . . seconds?
fall on your knees
see how the wind blows
Weathermen gonna kill us all
no need for selfdeath's plan
tears of liberation
maybe forget
the pain of tonight
in another twenty years
waiting for the Weathermen

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Sunshine

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Listening to every heart

1 posted 2010-11-29 06:49 PM

Wow...this really borders on, but touches sincerely, the realm between dark, and light.

To put the blame on weathermen? I'm not sure about that. Now, nature herself, she's a mighty taskmistress, and only the strong will survive.

Maybe the point is, what chance do we take, in making sure She does?

Good read, thought provoking. Thanks, Sir.

JerryPat
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2 posted 2010-11-29 06:56 PM

Thank you Sunshine, but the Weathermen I refer to can be seen hhere. http://www.freewebs.com/ziggystardust26/

I appreciate that you are reading my posts and commenting, thank you very much.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Sunshine

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3 posted 2010-11-29 10:17 PM

Ah...I was sheltered from SO much....[don't shake your head, I really was!]

Thank you, Sir, for the history lesson.

JerryPat
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4 posted 2010-11-29 10:29 PM

Being sheltered isn't a bad way to be, Sunshine, believe me.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

serenity blaze
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5 posted 2010-11-29 10:37 PM

Reading the right thing at the right time is sometimes just enough to see ya through.

Thank you, Jerry.

JerryPat
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6 posted 2010-11-29 10:47 PM

Thank YOU, Serenity.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Prasad Nataraj
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7 posted 2010-11-30 04:38 AM

Fine writing, Jerry. The history behind it is good one too. Thanks for sharing it.

"Hardwork pays in the long run"

katahdin
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8 posted 2010-11-30 04:59 AM

Just WOW!!!
Kat >^..^<

JerryPat
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Posts 1991
Louisiana/America

9 posted 2010-11-30 06:47 AM

Prasad, much thanks for your comments.

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Glad you liked it, katahdin.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

mikeandrew
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since 2010-11-18

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10 posted 2010-11-30 09:10 AM

listen to the waves lapping the piers.cool description.

JerryPat
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Louisiana/America

11 posted 2010-11-30 09:42 AM

Thanks, Mike.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Martie

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12 posted 2010-11-30 01:01 PM

Jerry...Very interesting! I felt a chill from inside the shadow of your imagery. Enjoyed the Weatherman history as well.

JerryPat
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13 posted 2010-11-30 01:14 PM

Thank you Martie for the warm response to the, admittedly gritty poem.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

Balladeer

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14 posted 2010-11-30 08:24 PM

Bernardine Dohrn was one of the front runners of the Weathermen Underground.  She spent the 1970's living underground and was on the FBI's top ten list.  She is now a professor and director at Northwestern University in the Children and Justice Center.

Bill Ayers (former member) is now a professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago.  He lived "underground" for ten years and wrote a book about his tribulations entitled Fugitive Days.  Ayers is also married to Bernardine Dohrn (former Weathermen leader).

   Mark Rudd was also a big leader in the Weathermen.  Rudd is most famous for his protest at Columbia in 1968.  He lived underground for several years during the seventies along with many of his fellow members.  Rudd is currently a teacher in New Mexico.

...and we wonder why the country is screwed up. Powerful writing, Jerry...

JerryPat
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Posts 1991
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15 posted 2010-11-30 09:47 PM

I don't wonder why the country is screwed up, Balladeer. Fifty or more years of far left-wing propaganda from Kindergarten through the universities have been instrumental in doing us in. But I agree, the bunch that is up there now are putting things in place that will take years to dissemble, if ever. Nero is fiddlin', but this time he has his orchestra backing him up.

Thank you for your fine comments.

. . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$!

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