leslie delivered
Wednesday, 27. June 2007, 23:40:16
this poem i wrote just now will no doubt cause everyone to be grateful for what they have.
leslie
she is happy
she lives for the moment
and the moment is mostly good
until the sun sets
and it's dark in no man's land
and she can't sleep for fear
so she curls up in a little ball
and she softly cries
her hands and her face are wet with flowing tears
finally, she is gone
and she does this day after day; night after night
when the dawn light breaks
into her oblivion
she moans
instead of gratitude for life
her tiny skull is suddenly crowded
with questions
what am i doing here
they shoot horses don't they
what happened yesterday
she rolls over and tries to leave the earth again
but it's no good
there's an urgency
now, angry with herself
she rises and tries not to think
she has lost her baby
the years have crowded by
her remorse is unbearable
they have taken her child
she has been deemed unfit
to be a mother
"oh my god,
what am i going to do?"
"oh my god,
i am so hungry."
"where will i hide my stuff today?"
drunk by eight in the morning
and unfed... unwashed
she bounces from place to place
she's so pretty
her essence is pure and untouched
but her face begins to show the ravages
of debauchery and self-will
almost totally irrevocably unmitigatedly hopeless
she seeks love
or oblivion again
she crashes on the grass
and is gone again
and all she wants is to be gone again
or loved.
I_ArtMan
6-27-07
leslie
she is happy
she lives for the moment
and the moment is mostly good
until the sun sets
and it's dark in no man's land
and she can't sleep for fear
so she curls up in a little ball
and she softly cries
her hands and her face are wet with flowing tears
finally, she is gone
and she does this day after day; night after night
when the dawn light breaks
into her oblivion
she moans
instead of gratitude for life
her tiny skull is suddenly crowded
with questions
what am i doing here
they shoot horses don't they
what happened yesterday
she rolls over and tries to leave the earth again
but it's no good
there's an urgency
now, angry with herself
she rises and tries not to think
she has lost her baby
the years have crowded by
her remorse is unbearable
they have taken her child
she has been deemed unfit
to be a mother
"oh my god,
what am i going to do?"
"oh my god,
i am so hungry."
"where will i hide my stuff today?"
drunk by eight in the morning
and unfed... unwashed
she bounces from place to place
she's so pretty
her essence is pure and untouched
but her face begins to show the ravages
of debauchery and self-will
almost totally irrevocably unmitigatedly hopeless
she seeks love
or oblivion again
she crashes on the grass
and is gone again
and all she wants is to be gone again
or loved.
I_ArtMan
6-27-07
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By Moontan01, # 28. June 2007, 00:21:27
By barefoot_muse, # 28. June 2007, 01:10:37
By angel292005, # 28. June 2007, 03:43:57
all the best to ur "leslie", scott...and to you as well.
Kim
By SqueakeyCat, # 28. June 2007, 05:28:41
but you know me... always have to be out on a limb.
By I_ArtMan, # 28. June 2007, 05:49:25
By SqueakeyCat, # 28. June 2007, 06:21:19
I couldnt have depicted anything as aptly and as effectively as this piece of poetry does...
By hitesha, # 28. June 2007, 09:31:00
By SqueakeyCat, # 28. June 2007, 10:06:40
By DuckyChickenLady, # 28. June 2007, 12:14:07
i have to follow my muse. and then of course, i am compelled to publish.
i will balance it by posting a happy one next.
By I_ArtMan, # 28. June 2007, 17:52:07
post your feelings, and don't let anyone tell u not to.
it is ur right to say what you feel about things.
Kim
By SqueakeyCat, # 28. June 2007, 21:29:42
I have said it before, over the years I have known you, you are a truly gifted soul, blessed with a profound sense of 'humanity' and a sensitivity that is beyond words.
By lokutus_prime, # 28. June 2007, 22:35:01
By SqueakeyCat, # 28. June 2007, 23:37:53
and thanks kim for the seconding.
By I_ArtMan, # 29. June 2007, 00:06:20
By SqueakeyCat, # 29. June 2007, 01:34:25
thank you for always being true to your art, your self, your muse, and us your audience.
~muse~
By barefoot_muse, # 29. June 2007, 21:56:11
By BIGDADGIB, # 30. June 2007, 03:18:18
By I_ArtMan, # 30. June 2007, 03:52:54