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Eternity |
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Gale Senior Member
since 2013-06-10
Posts 578Russia 
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. You buried me a year ago Before my time Before my death You called me done You wrote me off Committed to the earth I heard you nailing up the lid I heard you singing “rest in peace” And swearing to remember me Over my grave In tears I cried for help I called your name I struck against the walls around I tried to breathe with nitrogen Reproached underground How wearing black before the pit Lost in your grief you could forget: No speaking ill about the dead Beneath your very feet And now it’s you Who’s dying there In spite of freedom Time and space The blue sky and the open air Regardless of the light I see you losing all you’ve spared And trying hard to save your face I’m scared I beg you Do not dare Because I’m still alive! If - God forbid! - you leave the world I’ll spend my years in the cold Confined to the darksome vault Forgotten in despair My prayers fade away unheard The sky is far I wake in dread Eternity awaits ahead Impossible to bear . November 2013 . |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
I dont how to say in English, the poem is "saisissant" and fill of emotions, thanks yann |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
"heart-rendering", maybe? I looked up "saisissant" in the Babylon French-English Dictionary and with reading what you wrote, thought, with my first impressions, maybe that would fit...even thought not one of the words used in the definition. Very good write, my friend . . . very much enjoyed reading. Will think on it some more. j. |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Deep cutting words again, Galina... "Impossible to bear," and yet we bear it, for we must. I have felt the death you describe here so poignantly. I have shared the witnessing of others passing as we lie helplessly beyond reach. It's a cold place to be. ((Hugs)) to you. Michael |
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Gale Senior Member
since 2013-06-10
Posts 578Russia |
Yann, Jwesley, Michael, thank you very much for reading and commenting! |
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