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Open Poetry #22

Wartime captive

jellybeans
Member Elite

since 2000-10-13

Posts 2298

0 posted 2002-10-04 02:31 PM

She is the center
of the storm just
before the rains come.

To look at her is to find
no clue of the surrounding
ravage. Calm. Hollow.
Devoid.

Adversarily bound by
the lack of divorce,
captive, until the fortunate
finds death.

The walking dead breathe
by habit, not desire;
she waits for the day she
doesn’t.

[This message has been edited by jellybeans (10-04-2002 02:42 PM).]

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

1 posted 2002-10-04 02:40 PM

perhaps she should instead look for the way she could live today...

love the verse... grim, terse, with strong imagery..

hugs for the pain my friend...

jellybeans
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since 2000-10-13

Posts 2298

2 posted 2002-10-04 02:43 PM

thank you kind sir....I am sure she will be better soon, writing it out helps, I have heard

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

3 posted 2002-10-04 04:35 PM

What about those of us who can't breathe without coughing? Noisy LONG wait. *S*

This is life at its harshest, void of pretty trappings, empty of reasons to keep trying... and absolutely excellent.

doreen peri
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since 1999-05-25

Posts 3812
Virginia

4 posted 2002-10-04 07:59 PM

"The walking dead breathe
by habit, not desire;"

succinct, well written, fine use of language, miss poet..

your writing gets better each time i read you.. it's been too long.. hope you are well

jellybeans
Member Elite

since 2000-10-13

Posts 2298

5 posted 2002-10-07 02:59 PM

well lady, I hope day by day the coughing gets better....thank you for your comments

doreen, thanks for stopping by...and well have been better, and will be again I suppose....thanks again

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