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I Don't Exist
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I Don't Exist |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I realized today as I watched the mall of life bustle about me teeming in twos and threes that I do not exist I must not Circled by the many passed by the hordes no glance shared no look escaped no eyes turned to me I must not be Purposely I stood in the middle matador to a throng my cape invisible tossed against them as they walked I must not be here No one spared a moment not one not a look a glance a peek a stare a grimace a reaction I must not be here at all And if not? Where am I? Where did I go? Will I return? Am I dead? Or just hiding? Or asleep and dreaming? I must not be here at all anymore I must not exist I must not ‘be’ I must not |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Well .... SOMEBODY wrote this poem ! And I think that SOMEBODY was you ! So ... you must 'be' ! You just must ! Or I'm needing to get more sleep ! I'm a people-watcher too ! Personally ... I like to be the watcher ... not the watched !  ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
"the mall of life" that, in itself, is chilling it could be the 'maul' of life? I've been in this crowd, invisible, but it doesn't need to be a crowd . . . Anyway, nice progression in this piece, PodeV. /:-}== |
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tradewind Member
since 2001-03-25
Posts 101 |
and on the other hand there are days when one just prays to be invisible... good poem |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
sharon- oh yes...i've known this feeling too many times...but, YES...you and your muse most definitely DO exist...  people watching can definitely be interesting can't it... i really like this one... -vicky "...until you have read the verse on his |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Sharon, I liked this. Profound in many ways. I've felt this way often and more so lately. Good work. Michael Proust- |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
From one Sharon to another...I live every day like your poem...and I wonder where I am too? I wish I could say I loved this but it hit too close to home, so I will say it was so well done - relevant, and yes you do indeed exist, and you do have your muse to keep you company that is for sure. Great job. |
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Panne415 Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 104San Antonio |
PdeV, Veerryy Nice. I liked the way you started and ended...back at the beginning in a sense. Liked the format. I have to ditto all the above comments too. Thanks for sharing this. Panne |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
that's how I felt last week when I wrote about waiting and watching and No One came...alone in a crowd...hmmmmm very nicely done ~Wynter "The worst prison would be a closed heart". |
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2dalimit Member Elite
since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228Mississippi coast |
Great poem. Someone is always watching you. THEY are watching you. |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Sharon, I how how it feels to seem invisible. It isn't a plesant feeling, as you say. Just remember that you are never invisible to God and to the people here at Passions who love you! Anyway, great free-form. Thanks for sharing.  "Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel."-Machiavelli |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
You don't exist??? Then just WHO is picking up your mail????  But no, I did not miss the point--but there is a certain art to invisibility--and? sometimes certain individuals "get stuck" in this magickal method. and yep, I do have the antidote! To become visable at will, you must learn to tap-dance while making MONKEY NOISES--IT WORKS FOR ME!!!! Love ya, crazy lady!!! |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Existance - or quality of existance, as you infer here, is such a relative entity... You've expressed this emotion beautifully - I expect it's a feeling that every "existant" human being has experienced from time to time... |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Thank you all for your kind comments. I wrote this after standing in the middle of a mall yesterday (hence the mall matador line). I was amazed that everyone was so engrossed in their own lives they didn't seem to notice. Don't we all at one time or another ignore each other? It's too bad. We are in this life together and should at least SMILE!! |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
Sharon,, quick, run into the nearest department store-- grab one of those bug torches, strip off all your clothes, and run through the mall screaming,,, fire,, fire, -- you will get noticed-- ( of course the men in the little white coats will notice you too)..... Very nice thoughts on this one hon... Jamie |
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biggestal New Member
since 2001-03-29
Posts 5rafford........scotland |
people these days are so busy chasing whatever it is they're chasing........(their own tails if you ask me).......that they seem to lose sight of the pleasure that life's small change........a smile, a wink, a stranger's friendly face......can generate.... |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
that's why I always try to smile at everyone. . . you never know who's day you're going to make. . . for you deVine. . . you do exist. . . great poem. . . ------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
you not only exist - you are devine!!!!!!!!! Kathleen Blake |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Purposely I stood in the middle matador to a throng my cape invisible tossed against them as they walked I love the image of this... I think we've all felt non-existent... but I've never thought of defying my invisibility! LOL I remember writing a poem called "I Exist"... same theory... I'm here! *G* Great work, PDV! |
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dreamer1 12 5 24 Member
since 2000-12-11
Posts 150crossing between |
I know the feeling! When I go out, I usually make an effort to say hi to people or smile. 99 times out of 100 I'm ignored, even if I'm talking to someone I know! It's very annoying. Oh, well. Life goes on and people I respect keep walking by. Oh, gee. I hope I've never walked by you in a mall and not smiled! ....peace as a primary objective is dangerous because it implies that we would sacrifice any principle for the sake of it.... |
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JLR Senior Member
since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785 |
I remember the first time I felt what you describe so well here...like the world had moved on without me and though I hadn't even noticed at the time, when I did it was a terribly lonely feeling. You've captured that feeling so well. |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Sharon, Its not that you don't exist. Its that people really ARE so engrossed with their own selves these days. Too much so, and in a hurry too. I guess its okay to concentrate on oneself as long as we look up and notice everyone else around us once in a while. I'd rather meet a strangers eyes, smile, having never said a word than to have never even noticed them. This coming from someone shy, its valuable that I have some eye contact once in a while. It builds my strength. err..okay..sorry..Rambling Road Jenn...All said..I love your poem. Apparently so, eh? I can't stop talking. We're sorry..this heart has been d-i-s-c-o-n-n-e-c-t-e-d. Should you like to hold the line we'll be glad to reconnect you.. |
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Mother_Earth Senior Member
since 2000-11-20
Posts 13701/2 year Texas & 1/2 year Michigan |
Poet deVine, we are from the North and then started to winter in the South. The strangest thing that happened was to walk into a store or mall and have people smile at us! And they even said "hello" And when we drive, people wave! At first, I thought something must be wrong with the truck. Now when we go North , I get the strange looks because I smile at strangers or speak or wave. It makes me feel good, but leaves others puzzled. Thoughtful poem and the world is ready for it and some changes. Hugs, ME |
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Wilfred Yeats Member Elite
since 2000-08-04
Posts 2704Wilmington, Delaware |
I could have read the 22 responses above before replying - - I didn't - but I do know this - I feel very confident in saying - We ALL have felt 'invisible' more than once in our lives - and since I started reading your posts you should feel confident in knowing YOU'LL NEVER be invisable to my eyes - This is great! |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
Oh, how I hate the mall. The only thing worse in life has to be the DMV I think. Now, first off, the very fact that the mall crowd didn't just mow you over is proof you exist. Second, I think I would be more worried these days to actually be noticed by the mall crowd - then you'd have to start questing either your moral or your wardrobe. Great poem though. I can only too readily relate to the aloneness felt within. Believe me when I say you are anything but alone Sharon. Michael |
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jellybeans Member Elite
since 2000-10-13
Posts 2298 |
yep I am with suthern on this one, the matador image, defying your invisiblity...great images here |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
that's a lot of BULL!! .... if anybody exists, i know YOU do, sharon, and with the flair and style and excitement of confronting life head on.....and there's no cape or fight or confusion which can keep you down.... a well written poem here, miss sharon.... i found it to be a divine read  |
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Rosebud1229 Senior Member
since 2000-04-05
Posts 1813North Carolina |
absolutely hear yah~ there's something about a crowd isn't there? makes you feel as if they may walk right over you, or through you being invisible, hehe, maybe it's all those sales that makes people so self aware. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Hey Sharon!?....Thanks for smiling at me! And you've got to admit, the "matador" line is priceless! Wonderful imagery - I could imagine you standing there in the reddest of capes.... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Ah! Magnificent poetry... but, of course it is Poet deVine who has penned this... regards, sudhir |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
This is the best I've seen you do...by far. When I feel I don't exist I just miss a few payments...problem solved! |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Loving this one Sharon... you certainly exist for me!  K |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Thanks again for your comments!! I am glad to know I am 'here'!! LOL |
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