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The Fish Tank Phenomenon
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The Fish Tank Phenomenon |
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poeticone New Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 7Redondo Beach, CA |
The Fish Tank Phenomenon It seems a most peculiar thing. We are like fish in a tank Filled with billions of other fish, Swimming elbow to elbow, Each with a sense of being alone. We can hardly stretch Without bumping into each other, And yet, we have only The vaguest sense Of anyone else there. In a place like Los Angeles With millions people, How could anyone feel alone, But we do! Our feelings have Little to do with reality. The barriers between us and them Are all inside our head. While we swim Bumper to bumper, We search for the one and only Other fish meant just for us, Oblivious to the school of life All around us, With many a fishy story About the one that got away And the one that did us wrong. We are such fascinating creatures Locked in our isolation together! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Oh...where do you ever find those endings  ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
poeticone, Well done. |
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LngJhnAg Member Elite
since 1999-07-23
Posts 3508Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion |
now I REALLY feel all alone.. except I have my lil Lorelei.. a real mermaid she is. |
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