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Michael G
Senior Member

since 2000-06-25

Posts 579
Nashville

0 posted 2003-10-19 11:32 PM

It is a drive that should have been
done long ago, one that was meant
to be, a far winding way north
along a path of wasted asphalt.
A drive I take to find myself
amongst the grey parchment of this
earth, bound only by my failings
to truely understand what I've become.
A man alone, without substance
for my heart that beats the ticks
of the roadway, longing to understand
why it is you cannot see me.
Have the clouds become thick with
envy, for my cause is unkown, and I
have yet to truely breathe a
free breath of air not stained.
It is a mistake we make, to
think we can live through the
graces of others, only to find them
slightly tarnished, and so it goes.
It is a mistake we make, to fall
upon our swords, as though the act
can justify how we have become
indulgent in our atrocities.
We are nothing if not human, fragile
in our fears, strong in our convictions,
longing to be loved yet not
smotherd so we can be free.
A freedom we cling to like our
skin, protecting yet still fragile
enough to allow us to bleed, allow
us to feel the sting of pain.
I wind north to a town I have known
in my heart and my soul, only to
realize I have forgotten myself
in the vastness of the ride.
That what I can contact and hope for
is nothing, because the heart I
have known is now gone, forever
left with out a forwarding address.
The views have changed, and with it
the reason I have come, for that reason
is a cleansing of sorts, a renewal of
my memories to be stored away.
Now is the time to be me, that which
I have always known I could become,
and leave nothing bitter behind
but the sweat thoughts of a lasting kiss.

the_loner_23
Member Ascendant

since 2002-06-08

Posts 5479
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

1 posted 2003-10-19 11:41 PM

This was beautifully written

Cold hands means a warm heart

Sunshine

Administrator

Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2003-10-20 10:59 AM

I wind north to a town I have known
in my heart and my soul, only to
realize I have forgotten myself
in the vastness of the ride.

~*~

You remind me that life
isn't really all about us...
but we remain a terribly
intricate part
of the equation.

Well done. Welcome home.

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2003-10-20 11:25 AM

MichaelG~
You've taken me on a remember cruise~

'We are nothing if not human, fragile
in our fears, strong in our convictions,
longing to be loved yet not
smothered so we can be free.'

I think you were meant to be here for me to read this morning~
Thank you for this~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost,
the spirit rejoices over what it has left.
- Sufi epigram
noles1@totcon.com

Janet Marie
Member Laureate

since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

4 posted 2003-10-20 11:48 AM

Now is the time to be me, that which
I have always known I could become,
===================================

Michael, you always could write so that I felt every word...over and above all else...
you are a poet my friend.

"I've still got sand in my shoes
and I can't shake the thought of you ...
I wanna see you again."

Dido

angelblueyes
Member Elite

since 2003-07-19

Posts 2148
Oklahoma

5 posted 2003-10-20 11:51 AM

A great write with emotion I can feel in your words.

Crystal

Mordecai's Mommy
Junior Member

since 2003-09-24

Posts 12
San Miguel, Ca

6 posted 2003-11-13 06:49 PM

I feel myself on this ride with you, to this northern town. You can feel the passion that was, only to be lost in this vast world. The sadness of no fowarding address, but the feeling of being totally free. I'm sure the venture was worth it.
Mordecai's Mommy

Like a dove, I am now flying free...

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

7 posted 2003-11-13 09:00 PM

Now is the time to be me, that which
I have always known I could become,
and leave nothing bitter behind

I thoroughly enjoy your poetry Michael G~
you speak to and from the heart,
and it is beautiful to me!

passing shadows
Member Empyrean

since 1999-08-26

Posts 45577
displaced

8 posted 2003-11-13 11:45 PM

just what I needed tonight

Jenn E
Senior Member

since 2000-08-02

Posts 589
Kelowna, BC, Canada

9 posted 2005-06-25 03:35 AM

Beautiful MG......as always
Jenn E

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