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Storm |
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Wesley the Blue Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 426Forest Lake, MN, USA |
Alright, this one has been through the spin cycle in CA (critical analysis) and this is, as far as the forseable future is concerned, the last revision. Without further ado, the poem. Across the watery blue expanse I gaze At far distant shores All shrouded in misty haze Wonder what the future has in store Lake Superior mirrors me Deep in it’s foggy collection Sometimes in it I can see My emotional reflection Storms are raging deep inside With cataclysmic force, they destroy Can’t be running, no where to hide Tossed like a kid’s unwanted toy That water is bitter cold Like the tears running down my face These feelings sit and mold In my darkened, secret place Far away from those who care Everything locked up inside Around here, I don’t dare Let it out, put the walls aside Like a bird whose wings have been plucked I try to keep aloft in the air of existence But right to the ground I get sucked Victim of life’s insistence Here I am imprisoned But not against my will More painful than we envisioned Feeling the love that we share still We chose to go these separate ways To go out to the world and learn With promises of love always Oh, how I do so for her yearn I struggle towards my goal Tempest contained within The thunder pains role My love lies Dort Hin Forced to travel the muddy ground I crawl my way on Tethered but forward bound Hope for me is not yet gone I know that somewhere Across this infernal inland see She lies awake and dreams me near As it is the way with me I creep through the fields of time Each step that brings me closer A wisecrack or cynic rhyme Agitation inside, wilder Patience is the key Remember the times we’ve had Looking to what might yet be Trying not to be so sad Hand over fist I climb Up the cliffs of forever Covered in dirt and grime I will give up never She beckons in the distance Lends me the strength to fight Encouraging my persistence As I struggle with all my might She reaches out and pulls me in Strong shelter from the rain Warms me with her supple skin And takes away the pain I awake within her folds The storm just a nightmare Light all the future holds Life’s joys without care A brief stay in paradise Then I must go away The time we had was more than nice Ill return another day |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
Wow! What a journey you've laid out here, Der! Really enjoyed reading through it. Nice ending. |
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