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EleanorMoonbaby
Member

since 2002-09-02

Posts 202
England, UK

0 posted 2003-11-15 06:50 PM

Vague whispers of ideas float
Brushing against each other
Creating momentary sparks.

I like the sparks. I think of
One massive spark, the biggest.
I get to work.

Ideas become wires
I fix them together, cross them over
Careful now. Could be dangerous.

With shaking hands
The wires are connected;
Colour coded, intertwined.

The countdown begins
The glowing red numbers crawling
Towards the big spark.

And then it all happens.
The biggest spark of all shakes the building
Lights the Earth.

The ultimate oblivion, blinding white
Fills my head and dies down to silence
I inspect the aftermath.

The wreckage consists of
One piece of A4 paper
Covered in those vague ideas.

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PS- Ummm, ok moderator types, a brief disclaimer. This poem is a metaphor for the creative process, and I am not a terrorist. I only say this because I've had posts deleted in the past for violent content (amusingly enough, one was about burning a Christmas tree). So, if you have a problem, my new email is [email protected]. Thanks very muchy.
Ellie

I'm not dead, OK? I'm just a little electroencephalographically challenged!

skyshine

Member Elite

since 2002-02-07

Posts 3058
Beneath the northern stars

1 posted 2003-11-15 07:42 PM

I think it's ok to stay, Ellie. Even though it was about a bomb, there wasn't any graphic violence or death in it. And I thought it was really well done--I loved the ending! Nice to see you here again!

~Elizabeth

Dreams last for so long, even after you're gone...
~Jewel

dertah
Senior Member

since 2003-06-18

Posts 584

2 posted 2003-11-16 12:50 PM

ha ha (hatred laughs an evil laugh and remembers leather face)

EleanorMoonbaby
Member

since 2002-09-02

Posts 202
England, UK

3 posted 2003-11-17 09:34 AM

Thanks very much people. I'm glad this one was allowed to stay. I've been away for a bit, and I remember how, at one point, this forum went ridiculously politically correct and the moderators started censoring stuff left right and centre if the topic was even a tiny bit controversial. Good to be back, anyway.
Ellie

I am a firm believer in the authority of the ruling class. Especially since I rule.

duncan idaho
Member

since 2003-11-14

Posts 70
dune

4 posted 2003-11-17 02:16 PM

you want me to make it politically incorrect? it would make this thread more interesting....

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