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kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

0 posted 2003-05-09 01:09 PM

Cabs line themselves up
at my heartstep,
in poise for an obliging go-getter

But the ringtone of
a childhood pop song
whispers in the distance,
sucking me back to a past
where the future shone
so white and blinding
and wasn't tainted with shades yet

Nowdays, darkness isn't
some exasperating concept
the curious child fusses about
but an actual entity

I am luckier than
the maid who sacrifices her self
to work in a foreign land
and stares blankly at me,
having her means of emoting abducted

or the unemployed father
whose house is so stripped of possessions
that I gasp in guilt at the
ridiculous excess I own
and ache for his daughter
that can only pray for needs

Yet, I can't help dismissing
Robert Frost's dilemma
as he had such
clearly defined paths to pursue
when all that envelops me
is a gulf and a fog
and I'm fearful of tiptoeing,
lest I
F
A
L
L

[This message has been edited by kaile (05-09-2003 01:11 PM).]

Cpat Hair

Member Patricius

since 2001-06-05

Posts 11793

1 posted 2003-05-09 01:13 PM

Yet, I can't help dismissing
Robert Frost's dilemma
when he has such
clearly defined paths to pursue
when all that envelops me
is a gulf and a fog
and I'm fearful of tiptoeing,
lest I
F
A
L
L
K... I think each time I read you and with each offering you share with us, I find a growing depth of compassion and social awareness.

your words here are a tribute to who you are becoming..and who you are.

very nice work... very nice indeed.

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

2 posted 2003-05-09 01:22 PM

just awesome! I know what you say.

Enchantress
Member Empyrean

since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

3 posted 2003-05-09 01:35 PM

Your writing continues to grow in leaps and bounds!
This is wonderful..much enjoyd the read.
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

kaile

Member Ascendant

since 2000-02-06

Posts 5146
singapore

4 posted 2003-05-09 01:48 PM

Argh! I really don't deserve the praise

thanks guys

regards2you
Member Elite

since 2002-10-01

Posts 3940
California

5 posted 2003-05-09 04:01 PM

Kaile,

Yes you do!

What they say is true. Hugs, Pat

Pell
Member

since 2001-09-16

Posts 134
Pacific NW

6 posted 2003-05-09 04:35 PM

What a great exercise in perspective, the last part is a real kicker and made me smile in spite of the more serious tone overall(I like Frost, call me biased :P) Enjoyed this one- going to look up more of your stuff.

Mon Cherie

Senior Member

since 2001-10-31

Posts 922
Land of Never-ending Summers

7 posted 2003-06-17 10:32 AM

I wonder what inspired this, but it's really true. Sometimes we think our future so bleak and our lives so pointless, yet we fail to remember that there are those who are far more needy than us. It's time to wake up.

_,,,^.^,,,_
Florence

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