Deep Underground

.....the one time that change may indeed be good, and the good will continue to hang on.  The DU will continue to grow strong (though honestly it's not that weak as it stands.)

Thanks Atakti for inspiration !  many of us simply love the DU !

Good to see you, Mr M! Thanks for your kind words...

DU could be phenomenal, let's see...

Atakti I love the DU yes get rid of deadwood and it will be ablaze again.. too true!!! great inking.. peace Crim

I love DU too, Crim. Thank you!

Just takes a little kindling and off it will go!  

You got any spare?..

DAMN RIGHT THEY WILL!

FUCK YEAH!

This is my hope as well.

Hopes to dreams to actions to realities...

A beautiful metaphor here, I believe.

Why, thank you, Audeamus, too kind.

Pile on the deadwood to the funeral pyre--
As ever higher the flames shall blaze
With all that we despise, and from the ashes  rise
As does the Phoenix--our new hopes for
                            release...
                            rebirth....
                            redemption...


Thank you, Atakti! For those of us who value this site, together, we can ensure that it will continue....perhaps even better than before!    

Great poem comment! Good to see you in the remaining standing, Enchantress...

wow..potent piece, a heavy ass dark feel in this one..well done!

Thank you, mikimoon! Glad you liked it.

You know I'll won't stop to take names...

;)

Thanks, Gabriel.

Fire it up Atakti-Excellence!!!

It's the burning issue, Soul. Thank you.

Normal fires in nature become the soil for new trees to grow in......
as Phoenix rises from the ashes....
Well written
Good message
Kitty

Thanks, Kitty! It's true...

So long as there is a spark, the flames can & will roar again. The flame comes from deep within. I'm picking up on a killer analogy when you use the word "deadwood" here...let's just say that, despite the fact that I'm a borderline tree-hugger, I am no stranger to ax & saw. & I readily acknowledge that forest fires are actually good for the forest in the long run, even if they're dangerous to anything & everything near. They keep the forests immortal with repeated renewals. Cycles n' such. I'm rambling again.

Always thrilled to see when you've posted something, Atakti.

Aww, thanks, Butch, for your thoughts...

Forest fires are dirty words where I live... but yeah. I know what you mean.

a graveyard of feelings...awesome literature !!

Too kind, Cesar...

You say it perfectly here my friend!
Keep inking n I will keep reading! :)

You better!! lol

Thank you.

:)

good shit mate, keep writing tank girl..

Hey, Carpe, glad you like it. I plan to always write...

very good stuff. this is how a poet responds indeed.

Cheers, Luna!

Thanks, man.

Let's see if hoping can become happening....

Tut, of course! The hard part is deciding, the rest, details.

:)

Metaphoric brilliance!  You are among the best (icon status) here, Mike.

Maybe I just hit a nerve...?

Thank you, Mike, you're generous as always.

I love chopping wood, but hate the places my mind goes when I think of it...

Then just chop without thinking, eh?

Cheers, Dys.

Lol I might cut something I shouldn't that way :)
Mooooore words please!
So many new poems and so few from you, tut tut.

Well prose and spark the flames!

A good blaze cleanses and bring forth richer soil so pure poetry may sprout yet again.

I hope so, Glynis, like many others...

Thank you.

Rabbit holes, dark blooms, petals of ink all on the line from the hands of our own demise... those who are left behind will reignite the flames.

I'm always in awe how you paint such clear vivd imagery with but sparing and deliberate brush strokes.

Seems like every time I wonder if I should make the poem longer, someone tells me the sparing strokes do it...

:)

Grazie mille, signor Case!

Atakti, I know you can write long poems. You should do it if you want. I just envy your discipline to be concise, it's something I personally find challenging. Maybe we should swap styles.

It sure is the rabbit hole and Alice doesn't want to leave, sparks or not its a mighty place to be.
Its a cycle and we all must endure.
Atakti, you've penned it well, speaking for all of us.

Thank you, Vee. Looks like things are moving on - a week on DU is a long time, haha.

:)