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Open Poetry #37

Hailed at the corner

playing.with.crayons
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since 2006-01-02

Posts 362
Neverland

0 posted 2006-02-11 12:40 PM

I was hailed at the corner
and He said I could go no further
but He knew another way
a less painful, quicker one

I invited Him into my mind
for a cup of tea...

I heard a truck horn wail
who wants to guess what I did next?

Truck is coming
people are gathering

The air is thick with blood
Invisible to the naked eye
of course.

Its screams become audible
after a long silent spell
inside my head

And I can feel It stirring.
The Black Smoke, me,
tries to lull it back to sleep.

I am confused
and then I remember
I am Black Smoke, after all

But what is It?
It cannot be nameless
I know what It is,
but the memory lingers, tantalising
just out of reach

It is awakening
trying to scream again
It is telling me something
but I am Black Smoke
and Black Smoke doesn't want to know

Truck is coming
people are gathering

I smile
Black Smoke laughs

It is struggling
but Black Smoke has It
bound
gagged
Maybe I should free It

NO!
Black Smoke is not happy
I am not happy
Maybe Black Smoke isn't me
after all.

"Yes it is" He assures me
"Don't listen to It
It will make you weak again
but I will make you stronger"

Again?

Black Smoke stands on the road
I wait

Truck is coming
people are gathering

Truck is coming, truck is coming

Lights rush, horns blare

It screams!

And I understand.

Broken
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since 2000-03-12

Posts 271
The woods

1 posted 2006-02-11 03:41 AM

Great stuff. Very vivid, I could easily picture it.

Yours truly
~Broken~

"Base not your joy upon the deeds of others, for what is given can be taken away."

Peter Steele

playing.with.crayons
Member

since 2006-01-02

Posts 362
Neverland

2 posted 2006-02-11 05:23 AM

thank you. it was written without thinking that it would probably make zero sense to anyone else. anyway. gosh even this is written confusingly. is that a word? yes. god. i need sleep. xxx

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