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rwood
Member Elite

since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

0 posted 2001-09-20 07:11 PM

Some of us weave a protective armor
Around the mechanism that pumps
The emotions of our soul
A meshing of steel
Seeming unreal
In the face of tragedy

It's as if we squeak
So therefore we must
Walk softly
To not disturb the white noise
Of life.

It's as if our jaws
Do not operate properly
And open with remnants
Of what was thought about earlier
And it's just now coming out
And it never sounds right
After the thought.

Our legs seem strong
To never buckle
But we have stiffened the joints
And programmed the spine.

Our hands seem cold
But they are quite warm
It just takes a little longer
For the fluid to reach them
As they have been clinched
To our sides
In anger, and fear

We are quick thinkers
We can take split seconds
And make use of them
Because our minds
Are grasping information
That we cannot allow
Others to see

But underneath it all
We feel
And the tin
Is just a shield

As we still need hope
To oil us soft
And flexible again

Duncan
Member Ascendant

since 2001-08-07

Posts 5455

1 posted 2001-09-20 07:51 PM

I've read this several times and each time it has taken me more deeply into its realm. Wow! And that is an understatement.

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

2 posted 2001-09-20 08:07 PM

RWood~
The hands are still clenched ...
but 'As we still need hope' I try to pray a little harder~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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nakdthoughts
Member Laureate

since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

3 posted 2001-09-22 09:40 AM

very well done..I am enjoying rereading your words this morning..such a variety expressed

~Wynter

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

4 posted 2001-09-23 07:21 AM

I do enjoy the way you make your mind work...

Butterflies_dont_cry
Member Elite

since 2000-03-06

Posts 3733
Michigan

5 posted 2001-09-23 07:42 AM

I very much enjoyed this piece, obviously thought and care went into writing this and it shines in the well thought out verses. Most of all...I love poetry that makes me sit back and ponder...just as this one did, excellent writing~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2001-09-24 05:25 PM

Like this...James

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

7 posted 2001-09-24 05:26 PM

But underneath it all
We feel
And the tin
Is just a shield

As we still need hope
To oil us soft
And flexible again

very nice lines... but I have come to expect as much of your thoughtful expressions...

nicely done... very nice indeed.

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