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The Traveler
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The Traveler |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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The traveler meandered down the dusty road like an abandoned cur, stopping momentarily to gaze at a Broken Heart scattered here and there. As he stared at what was before him he likened it to nightmarish dreams. Shading his eyes from a tremendous August sun, the traveler peered off to the right where a mortally wounded Psyche lay in the weeds, baked into something calloused and hard, no longer part of the poor soul it had come from. To his left, where he didn't have to shade his eyes, rose a huge Mountain of Betrayal. Hand-sized tears tumbled down its weathered slope to drop into a swirling vortex of optimism, which reprocessed it back into betrayal, forever recycling the sadness of man's Treachery. The traveler closed his eyes and sighed. Old Sol plunged behind craggy mountains where it would soon retire for the night. I can't do this. He received no answer. The traveler expected none. Still, it was not silence which greeted his declaration, faint Moans of Anguish could be heard over the tormented pleas of a small child. Male? Female? He knew not. It mattered not. The pain was real. He withstood it by keeping his eyes closed. The road was familiar. He had never been there, though. Not in this life. That was the thing, then. Since everything seemed familiar, if twisted and quite out of kilter, the traveler had to ask the question. Am I dead? Far away he heard Shattered Hope screech. Am I dead, or is this the way to The All-American Dream? ©February 7, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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P.U Stinkenbaum Member Posts 388 No Fan Of Exhaust Fans |
Whether as a dream or a metaphoric view of your (or anyone's) trials in life, I feel you closed door on it with a slam with this: quote:Deep and engaging 'walk' with "The Traveler". Pass the Glade if you're going to do that here... |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, it does seem that I closed he door alright, but there are more installments to come. Never know what they will hold. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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P.U Stinkenbaum Member Posts 388 No Fan Of Exhaust Fans |
So...this is a continuing saga eh? Pass the Glade if you're going to do that here... |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yes it is, P.U . . . ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Way to go Jerry, off on another poetic adventure! You always come up with something interesting to keep the ole noodle engaged. Good for you! ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you sincerely, Lori. I appreciate your very kind words concerning my poem. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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