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rich-pa Member
since 2000-02-07
Posts 317New Orleans, Louisiana |
three line messages of salvation and redemption hastily etched into bathroom stalls followed by the systematic responses of years of conditioning and rhetoric and what is all of this? what is the point of it all? and the spirit dies along with the heart numbed by the narcotic products of endless speculation and prayers and Hope for some new-found heaven... or hell. and what is all of this? what is the point of it all? throw my body in the streets with the rest where the sweet tang of death ever floats another death another corpse piling against the curb, more for the work of the undertaker of tomorrow... and what is all of this? what is the point of it all? |
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Sasikat Member
since 2000-02-02
Posts 290St. Petersburg, FL |
rich-pa, Wow, very good, but I'm not quite sure how to respond to this one. Not much makes me speechless!! It held me, but made me wonder too, what is the point to these things? Sheila p.s. welcome back ...the earth and myself are of one mind. The measure of the land and the measure of our bodies are the same........... Joseph, Nez Perce Chief |
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blackhalo Member
since 2000-02-15
Posts 467Denver, CO |
A little morbid, don't you think? But it's ok because you're expressing your feelings, and that's never wrong. Hope, Alicia A. Renzelman |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
What's the point of it all ? I don't know. Maybe we stopped caring somewhere along th line. High time we reach out again for all the poor lonely souls out there. Thanks for sharing this rich-pa. |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
Welcome back Rich-pa! Very interesting poem. I'm sure most of us have asked these same questions from time to time. Denise |
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rich-pa Member
since 2000-02-07
Posts 317New Orleans, Louisiana |
thanks for the replies and yeah i know the poem is a little morbid but that's ok. and in case you're looking for the stanza's to be connected in some way, they really aren't. rich-pa "freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose..." -janis joplin |
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twinsgd Member
since 2000-02-13
Posts 416Ontario,Canada |
rich-pa...may I suggest a travel agent for your next vacation spot. Jack |
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rich-pa Member
since 2000-02-07
Posts 317New Orleans, Louisiana |
you can suggest all you want...i think. rich-pa "freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose..." -janis joplin |
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childomine Senior Member
since 2000-01-25
Posts 818st. petersburg, FL |
I like the writing style of this rich-pa. As I read, the picture of religious cults came to mind. The last verse also made me think of underdeveloped countries or a country at war. Off base I'm sure. Morbid? Yes, but life has it's morbid aspects and writing about life is what a poet does. < !signature--> ...Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is.... Black Eagle Oglala Sioux holy man [This message has been edited by childomine (edited 04-09-2000).] |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
Thought provoking .... Enjoyed this piece ... Welcome back, rich-pa ......  "Man is complex .... he makes deserts bloom and lakes die." Dr. Laurence J. Peter |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
Where have all the caring gone...long time passing....where have all the caring gone we need to find them every one. When will we ever learn? Oh when will we ever learn... Welcome back rich-pa Love and hugs, Lizzie |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
I am left scrathing at my head at how to reply to this. I have not the answers you seek but I love your questioning... Good job. michael |
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