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Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

0 posted 2003-01-10 10:59 AM

Destroyed the gates
to find the answers
Though questions
never cease
Void
within without
begs its fill
But I grow tired
of the search
for things
that do not ask
to be found
Closed eyes to
fickle world
Adrift in those within
The taste of flesh
upon the tongue
Remnants of skins
shed or devoured
Reminding me to point
the finger inward
from time to time
Am I alive
or am I a lie?

[This message has been edited by Aenimal (01-10-2003 11:02 AM).]

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

1 posted 2003-01-10 11:04 AM

I see introspection and perhaps some self criticism is the order of late... you write this well..and my only answer to your last question is that we are both..alive and a lie... trick is to try and be more alive than a lie...sometimes not an easy balance.

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2003-01-10 11:11 AM

Great inward look Raph, and great picture too! Definitely alive, I'd say, even in the midst of self-doubt episodes. Don't get too microscopic though, pores can be scary up close.

Dark Stranger
Member Patricius

since 2001-03-19

Posts 13631
West Coast

3 posted 2003-01-10 11:25 AM

my fingers are just nails
not yet driven into the warmth of wood
or the dark skin of earth

would they have been wings
if prebirth was a vote booth
instead of a bed

your concepts are cellophane steel...
the capture also is bladed keen
enjoyed it
D

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

4 posted 2003-01-10 11:31 AM

Raph, you certainly are writing very deep these days....

I'm like Barry, don't look so close that you don't like what you see. We have to love ourselves and remember that we are never perfect.....no matter how much our parents or anyone else has tried to MAKE us be......

BTW, I like your picture.......

"Love makes the world go around"
~~with love and hugs from Ethel~~

wranx
Member Elite

since 2002-06-07

Posts 3689
Moved from a shack to a barn

5 posted 2003-01-10 01:42 PM

This cannibalism could be described as self-absorption, in the best of ways.

good one Raff,

Ed

inkedgoddess
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-19

Posts 7392
Ohio

6 posted 2003-01-10 03:11 PM

youre bringing my head down,

go sit on the rocks at the shore a while, get some air and sun.
you know i like the poetry tho,
and lose the shadow on your face, you dont need to hide yourself -

regards2you
Member Elite

since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

7 posted 2003-01-10 03:26 PM

Enjoyed a great deal...Yes, from time to time, but always with a balance...
Liked the thoughts in this.

Warm regards, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
"Desiderata"

Magnus

Member Laureate

since 2001-10-10

Posts 14135
South Carolina, USA

8 posted 2003-01-10 03:36 PM

Ethel....psssst...Barry is down here!!

Raph,  your title was very catching to my
eye and I was not surprised by the content
of your post....yes,  appears we are looking
into the inner most part of ourself in this
post,  and done well...

christian
Member

since 2002-12-18

Posts 331

9 posted 2003-01-10 04:04 PM

why in the hell do you have to write
such, pessimistic poetry. damn, it's
especially bad when you can captivate
and invite people into your world with
your words. damn you. :smirk:

i enjoyed it nonetheless, keep on ..
keep on.

-chris.

Aenimal
Member Rara Avis

since 2002-11-18

Posts 7350
the ass-end of space

10 posted 2003-01-10 04:16 PM

I agree Cpat and thanks for sharing, it's true it's about the balance between the two.

Thanks Kacy I know I'm going through a phase
so bare with me

Dark Stranger that could be the greatest response ever, not to take away from you all of course!!!

Thanks for both compliments Ethel. I know maybe i'm too dep inward to see the light.

Thanks Ed it is definitely self-absorbtion and only because I write of it is there any merit to it.

Inked I like it in the shadows

Thanks Pat appreciate it

Thanks Magnus I just can't grow without looking into the shadow from time to time. But agree with you all that maybe I'm too deeply entrenched in the self to see anything. maybe I'll surprise you all and write a happy poem one day.

Damn it Chris i don't know! Thanks for the compliment nice to get feedback of any kind but i don't mind the postive kind too much

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