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Bump in the Road
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Bump in the Road |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296
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Fraying hem, falls to it’s knees History is strewn, undone in yarns Old treasures become applause Served in a dotted world Like long steamed crystal, when clinked in accord My lips are determined and fulsome Connecting spaces between horizontals are Avid Greeks wearing laurels Toes curled, leaning towards the mainsail Collapsing beneath me, unpainted and pale Trick or treating daydreams wince Sideswiped by zebras hexed Reading struggles, spiraling in descent A rational woman by faith and sealants Tucked around my lover’s arms Balancing everything he consoles Zesty compassion breaks through Options allow our entry to words Painting oceans with watercolors Like the world is an Olympic catapult My face hides from him like a rock Where a river’s current of debris mocks Standing on my own ignorance Face down in his beautiful song Bruising my elbows grinding poetry to the ground I ask the wind to bless his drunkenness While refilling my valium order Loyalists invite me to dinner I visit Harvard’s shelves of fiction Affected by Utopian thinking And quick-witted despair Knowing to do so would put me on welfare Wrestling the clutches of romantic execution I patiently wait for the search and rescue Brooding the reality of bittersweet truth While listening to the evening news His heart belongs to Veronica Lake His happiness becomes my only namesake Mind expansion becomes a pairing poet Where spring is caught in the act Writing journals of letters and life My muse smiles in allowances Placing thoughts in his back pocket Perhaps someday one single revision Will be my “Happy New Year” behind the eyes and Love will become the organized deception Of my then, newly brainwashed mind Unexpectedly witty…on the desk of my heart |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
This was a very interesting read. I enjoyed the images you painted.  SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
Brilliantly written, LeeJ. I see something new each time I read it. And this: "Perhaps someday one single revision Will be my “Happy New Year” behind the eyes and Love will become the organized deception Of my then, newly brainwashed mind Unexpectedly witty…on the desk of my heart" ...makes me want to reach out and protect you somehow!!!!!! Keeping this one. ~K~ |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
Poignant write, yet forward looking: your hope, your muse and reality will become one?? Maybe I’m reading too much into this one? Very moving read. Really enjoyed this one Lee J. JL |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
"Perhaps someday one single revision Will be my “Happy New Year” behind the eyes and Love will become the organized deception Of my then, newly brainwashed mind Unexpectedly witty…on the desk of my heart" Brilliant writing, LeeJ.......enjoyed!  |
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