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Slipping Away
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Slipping Away |
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XOx Uriah xOX Senior Member
since 2006-02-11
Posts 1403Virginia 
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I feel it slipping All slipping away Brain is bubbling, boiling and the skull is filling up with steam m i s t I am losing my mind HA! "My" Mind As if it belongs to me. Like "my car" "my shoe" some...possession When in truth... This "me" belongs to it. So? HA! Am "I" losing....Mind? or is Mind losing..."ME" HA! I don't care. I really don't Take it! Take it all! Who was that? No Matter Let it boil. condensate. evaporate. Ego is taking a scalding hot shower. It keeps trying to write its name in the mist that has formed on the surrounding surfaces But, its marks can only be seen if it writes upon the veiled transparency of the shower door. And in trying to make its mark upon the clear glass... it also removes the layer of mist and the transparency shows once again. HA! It defeats itself. Finally...it withers in the heat and is dissolved by the pulsating drops that pound it. Washed down the drain. Open the shower door... There is no one there. Take it! Take it all ! Who said that? HA! No Matter Is my reflection there... when no one is looking? If the mirror is smashed...shattered... Is my reflection harmed? The moon cast its image upon the surface of the water... When the water dries up... Does the moon disappear? Cease to exist? And if my reflection... is or isn't harmed.... That affects Me... How ? Be at ease It won't bother "you" or "me" much longer I feel it... sl i pp in g away Or... Call the doctor, I think I'm sick. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Well, there are a few proclaimed doctors around...and a few other PiPsters who are going to enjoy this read... so don't slip away too far... the public will soon demand more! |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Oh lordy I like this one! Have you tuned into those little implants in my head? ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
I like the idea of ego taking a scalding hot shower. Hugs, Ethel |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Well, I for one certainly enjoyed this read! I'm not sure either whether my mind belongs to me or whether I belong to that mind that has somehow or other attached itself to me but either way I guess we're stuck with it. Oh, and it's not too pleasant either when the ego gets attacked! |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Uriah I am left wondering if you wrote this poem while taking a shower. I loved it....all the bits and layers melting and steaming on the shower door. Have you been thinking too much? Keep it up!!  |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
I love this piece which, of course, begs the question ... do I have water on the brain  |
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