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congealed wounds
singing from blackened lungs
speaking sentiments of a blackened heart
marred and bruised by the years past
tensing for the lashing
of years to come
seeking heavenly ambrosia
to nurse my wounds like a dog
uncaring whether I burn at its touch
unworthy of its divine intervention
and healing power
becoming raw and open
sensitive to every blow of the world
the loss of innocence is killing me
killing the pureness of my heart
...if it was ever pure to begin with
becoming of age these days
feels like a punishment
that I've long awaited and begged for
an ignorant masochist discontent with bliss
and still begging for more
carrying these burdens
like a pathetic slave to my own heart
struggling to bear it sturdily
and to stand without fail
but I'm new at this
speaking sentiments of a blackened heart
marred and bruised by the years past
tensing for the lashing
of years to come
seeking heavenly ambrosia
to nurse my wounds like a dog
uncaring whether I burn at its touch
unworthy of its divine intervention
and healing power
becoming raw and open
sensitive to every blow of the world
the loss of innocence is killing me
killing the pureness of my heart
...if it was ever pure to begin with
becoming of age these days
feels like a punishment
that I've long awaited and begged for
an ignorant masochist discontent with bliss
and still begging for more
carrying these burdens
like a pathetic slave to my own heart
struggling to bear it sturdily
and to stand without fail
but I'm new at this
Published 19th Nov 2015
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19th Nov 2015 4:34pm
19th Nov 2015 5:19pm
19th Nov 2015 4:56pm
Not so much an observational poem, but a self-introspective piece. You are doing some serious soul searching on a tour that never ends... jj
19th Nov 2015 5:18pm
it started as another piece about how I see the world, but it turned into how the world is affecting me... thank you for your input :)
Anonymous
20th Nov 2015 00:08am
"carrying these burdens
like a pathetic slave to my own heart
struggling to bear it sturdily
and to stand without fail
but I'm new at this"
That last stanza hurt me to the quick. "but I'm new
at this" is what grabbed me by the throat, refused
to let go.I so feel sorry for the very young who are
having to deal with the horrors of everyday life as
they can't comprehend what they see on television.
I grew up in a world of the fifties, and yes, there were
problems, but they were dealt with in quick sure ways.
The young of today must be bewildered at the lack of
the government's response to the terrorists of, say,
Syria, not by fighting them and trying to control them,
but letting them enter America as refugees, when they
are actually invaders.
Sorry. Got carried away!
like a pathetic slave to my own heart
struggling to bear it sturdily
and to stand without fail
but I'm new at this"
That last stanza hurt me to the quick. "but I'm new
at this" is what grabbed me by the throat, refused
to let go.I so feel sorry for the very young who are
having to deal with the horrors of everyday life as
they can't comprehend what they see on television.
I grew up in a world of the fifties, and yes, there were
problems, but they were dealt with in quick sure ways.
The young of today must be bewildered at the lack of
the government's response to the terrorists of, say,
Syria, not by fighting them and trying to control them,
but letting them enter America as refugees, when they
are actually invaders.
Sorry. Got carried away!
20th Nov 2015 3:21am
I'm continually amazing at the hatred and bitterness people are constantly driven by. I accept all religions, why can't other people? Why does religion always have to involve some kind of twisted holy war? I'm torn about the refugees because I have a caring heart and I want to help people, but I also want the United States to be kept safe and secure. We're tearing ourselves apart from the inside enough already without more trouble coming in. We're at the verge of a fucking race war among ourselves, Democrats and Republicans are always going to be a dividing factor, we're divided by religion and the lack of... I don't understand why people can't coexist. I guess it takes all kinds to make a world. In my opinion, from what I've observed, read, and understood, Islam is NOT what extremists represent it to be. Read A Thousand Splendid Suns and Kite Runner by Khaled Housseini. He is a very talented writer and he gives people an inside glimpse of the Middle East and Muslim life through historical fiction. I live side by side Muslim people in my community... There's a little mosque in our nearby town. I used to go to school with Muslims! I think there are plenty of Muslims that have come here just to escape the madness going on in their home countries. Not all of them are terrorists... but then again, how do we sort through the refugees to determine who is good or bad. I hate stereotyping and prejudging people. Its part of who I am. Coexisting seems like such a simple concept but its nearby impossible to accomplish. Sorry for ranting... there's been a lot going on in my head these past few days.
