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By Love Alone |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California 
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BY LOVE ALONE By what foul, strange contingency Have I failed my astringency? By what demeanor lay I here, Asphyxiated in my own fear? By what inebriated dream, Ignore I Reality's scream - Oblivious, the tickling chime, The, (passing me by), hands of Time. By what accursed happenstance Have I come into this Death Dance? By what scorn, by what ridicule Have I been deigned Forever's Fool? By what lack of aspiration, Don I this exasperation? By what mental insurrection Have I befell this deception? By what lack of morality, Forfeits spirituality? By what weak instability Am I now liability? By what tangent, running askew, Is sacrificed all once held true? By what decadence of belief Have I been subjected such grief? By echoes of Malady's call, ‘Tis true, by Love alone, I fall. ------------------ Michael Anderson Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream? [This message has been edited by Michael (edited 10-24-1999).] |
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JennyLee Senior Member
since 1999-09-01
Posts 1461Northwestern, NJ. |
Wonders will never cease,I pray that someday I can write as well as you do,be it in the light,where you do shine, or here in dark where you are equally at home. Well done as always. Jenny |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
It seems you acutely feel the flip side of love, the ravening beast that slakes its thirst on the soft underbelly exposed by the vulnerability of love. Well said my friend as love has two edges, one that cuts cleanly the ties binding us to bitterness and one that carves away at the soul. I wish you luck in regaining your balance on that blade my friend. ------------------ Now and forever, my heart hears ~one voice~. DreamEvil© |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Love does cut deeply at times.Excellent verse! ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
I agree with Dream...he hit the nail right on the head...ditto ditto ditto. Will the ink still smudge if I touch this one? ------------------ I beckon you to come...I lure you with my tongue... - poet FemmeFatale |
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suicidal dreams Member
since 1999-09-28
Posts 343Toledo Ohio USA |
Love hurts as I know from many experiences. Great use of words great poem great all around. ------------------ life is short kill quick |
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Systematic Decay Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301That place with padded walls and funny people in white......... |
Micheal: I feel that love is the best thing that can happen to a person, surpassed by hope. Or maybe the two are one and the same..(?) In any case, it is also my feeling that love/hope is suicide. To love or hope, is to send the spirit higher than the clouds. And if the warm winds are ripped from beneath the sould wings, we come crashing down to earth...and this poem illustrates that perfectly. ------------------ "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." -Billy Corgan- |
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DreadedOne Member
since 1999-10-25
Posts 51Odessa, TX |
A lot of pain tied up in this one. Dread |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Pain or no pain - we keep coming back for more... in hopes that the next love will be the right one...  |
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RSEvans Senior Member
since 1999-10-23
Posts 1147Tulsa, OK, USA |
As has been said before, I believe there is a balance here. Would love be near as sweet if it did not hurt so when it was gone? You have a gift for verse, sir. I only hope my pen can approach your own someday. ------------------ No matter where you go, somebody's probably already been there and gotten the parking space... |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
Excellent! A two-edged sword, indeed. You have swathed a great deal of cold truth in this elegant verse. --Kess ------------------ You cannot choose the way of your death, but the path you choose will determine its own end. |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Dark master, this is amazing! I love the depths of your thoughts, never fey, never anile...deep and with heavy meaning! |
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Ohme Senior Member
since 1999-07-17
Posts 816Texas |
Without risk of pain, pleasure would be the commonplace and it's value constantly slipping away. Beautiful sentiment. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Well done, Michael, I enjoyed this very much! Excellent choice of words! ------------------ Denise |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Really deep this one Michael! You have a way with words! |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I've read many of your poems, Michael. This one is, by far, the best. Excellent, excellent work. |
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