Standing On The Razor's Edge Of Hope And Disbelief

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Open Poetry #28

Standing On The Razor's Edge Of Hope And Disbelief

icebox
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since 2003-05-03

Posts 4383
in the shadows

0 posted 2003-09-03 01:15 AM

I am a pilgrim,
like the wretched
social chaff that followed the crusaders
into hell starving while believing
sanctuary and the miracle
of holy life beyond horizon's edge
would feed an everlasting fountain
of delight and ecstasy.
They perished where they fell while prayers
still stumbled from their lips,
they turned to dust and blew away,
too soon forgotten.

I am a thing, like a device
abandoned on some lost mechanic's trail,
a bit of history with others left
by travelers in haste to venture on,
dropped when application and usefulness
were gone with rusting shadows of
when purpose shaped precision,
once tools of use and value
to the needy and the skilled,
worn out and left to memories
too soon forgotten.

I am a fool and choose it willingly,
I see the lie while I embrace it,
my long lost soul adrift
for years maddened by its solitude,
laughs knowing I have chosen
the impossible as if it were dessert
served up for free
after the bones of life's last meal
are left for carrion
to feed upon,
to polish clean,
too soon forgotten.

©2003 by icebox

Kaoru

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since 2003-06-07

Posts 3892
where the wild flowers grow

1 posted 2003-09-03 01:19 AM

I'm wow'ed once again.. Thanks.

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27

Posts 40215
Realms of Light

2 posted 2003-09-03 01:29 AM

The razor's edge is an uncomfortable and dangerous place to be--but you write well from that perspective.

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

3 posted 2003-09-03 09:00 AM

dropped when application and usefulness
were gone

I am a fool and choose it willingly,
I see the lie while I embrace it,

exactly...
me, not you

Enchantress
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since 2001-08-14

Posts 35113
Canada eh.

4 posted 2003-09-03 09:09 AM

How many of us 'see the lie' while we embrace it?
Well done ice...much enjoyed the read.
~Sosft smiles & hugs, Nancy~

~ Summer can't be over...
I still have the sand in my shoes ~

Susan Caldwell
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since 2002-12-27

Posts 8348
Florida

5 posted 2003-09-03 09:24 AM

"into hell starving while believing
sanctuary and the miracle
of holy life beyond horizon's edge
would feed an everlasting fountain
of delight and ecstasy."

We all do the equivalent to this from time to time in life...

risk, trust and faith...none are perfect and when lost can cause extreme damage.

Got me thinking again, Icy! Not fair with so little sleep...

Susan

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