Grasping convolutions
anything will do really
corrugated steel rictus
pulls at corners
a shadow play
in ritual dusk
down another
glass of slow derision
at the nearest
watering hole
wondering how and why
I am unholy
reconcile I’m alone
with the pictures
we both inhabit
I could not hold
the fire
so now I choke
on smoke
and bathe in ashes
my breath stinks
of rebellion
my words are heavy
and low, lo
unto tomorrow
riveting the compunction
to depart the now
the how and when of it
matter little
respond to extinguish
the embers
of my love, of
your ruin
I absolve myself
of any wrongdoing
It’s stern
your reflection
I return
to the objection
and babe
it’s all gone down
it’s all your fault
it’s not the noun
it’s not this town
the fade of gestalt
that I caught
standing outside
looking in at
your origins
I am spread too thin
and I know I will
not win
impart the devolution
of the anatomy
of we
I am left alone
with the memories
that we both inhabit
I still wonder why you
left-handed
the wave goodbye
but would not look
in my way
I am disinterested
with what comes next
or the aftermath
of my part, apart
I am full to the brim
of empty
I know I haven’t the strength
to begin, again.
Think I will take
a walk down to the ocean
and see if
a baptism in the cold
salt of seas
can free me
from the loss
of the pictures
we both inhabit
image courtesy of Google Images and K. Layton
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OldePunk of RamJet Poetry takes no prisoners
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Thank you!!💐
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You had me at “down another/glass of slow derision/at the nearest watering hole/wondering how and why/I am unholy”
Damn OP!
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😁❤
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This is rockin’ my friend!
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I dig this. A LOT. I wish you could really know how deeply your work touches me.
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Thank you Kindra🙏❤
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You’re welcome. Thank YOU! ❤
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😊
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I love the inhabiting of pictures. Awesome
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Thank you Aurora 🙏
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Devastating. And brilliant!
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Thanks so much Vanessa ❤
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You are most welcome! I love it 💚
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I really appreciate you 💕
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Aww thank you! Likewise!!
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I am left alone
with the memories
that we both inhabit
I still wonder why you
left-handed
the wave goodbye
These lines have touched me and I relate so much.
Thank you for you always being you.
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I’m glad that this piece spoke to you. It’s a personal poem. Thank you so much Charlie. Btw, your work today about your grandfather was beautiful ❤
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Very much so.
Thank you my friend.
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Superb
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Thank you Candice!😊
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OldePunk/RamJet Poetry
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Superb!
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Thanks so much 🙏❤
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BAM!!! This is so awesome. I love every word!
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Thank you very much my friend 🙏
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Loved this. 💕✨
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Thank you my friend 🙏
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