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carousel
~slip, slide to that sideways place
where I'm neither here nor there~
*
grasping smoke
with hopes that if I will it to be so
it'll hold the bruising weight
carried on the carousel ride I'm on
*
round n' round
goes the shifting world beneath me
circling back to the beginning
to make some sense of things
a reason for the journey
*
faces appear from within the smoke n' mirrors
I want to keep one for my own
reaching to take hold
poof he disappears
not mine to claim
*
the carnies are calling
cast your lot for a prize
the games are rigged
a heart the wager
*
my fortune foretold by a gypsy at the gate
turn back before you get lost here deary
bet on black you'll lose
more than you think
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Re: Re. carousel
21st Sep 2016 6:56am
thank you dearest Amelia glad to have brought back some good memories :)
love Crim
love Crim
Re. carousel
21st Sep 2016 7:22am
The carousel of life,such a dizzy ride.
The perfect metaphore. I enjoyed these words....
The perfect metaphore. I enjoyed these words....
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21st Sep 2016 5:32pm
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21st Sep 2016 7:51am
brightly painted horses on the round, Crim,
I'd get on & never get off.
a gypsy knows...
I'd get on & never get off.
a gypsy knows...
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21st Sep 2016 5:33pm
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21st Sep 2016 12:30pm
" bet on black you'll lose more than you think..." That cuts BUT not becuz of your intent... Just heard the update of 2 more unarmed black men shot n killed by cops...
Feels to me like WE are the losers...:( but I disgress, U my dear
are a TRUE poetic force. :)
P.S. Apologize for my pissin' session on the news report. :(
Feels to me like WE are the losers...:( but I disgress, U my dear
are a TRUE poetic force. :)
P.S. Apologize for my pissin' session on the news report. :(
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21st Sep 2016 12:39pm
aw Poe that is devastating news you are not the losers and you know I meant roulette yes? I love you Poe chin up you know when things will be set right I have faith you do..
love Brenda
love Brenda
Re. carousel
21st Sep 2016 1:04pm
Love your latest poems
A little esoteric, so very much like that .....
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A little esoteric, so very much like that .....
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21st Sep 2016 5:30pm
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21st Sep 2016 3:44pm
Wow! I love the carnival theme throughout this. I have always felt carnivals
were double entendres of darkness offering light in the form of relief
and illusion of fun and games. This is beautifully crafted to illustrate
the dilemma of being pulled toward uncertainty despite warnings.
were double entendres of darkness offering light in the form of relief
and illusion of fun and games. This is beautifully crafted to illustrate
the dilemma of being pulled toward uncertainty despite warnings.
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Re: Re. carousel
21st Sep 2016 5:31pm
thank you Sage one you understood better than me the feelings I was conveying..
love Brenda
love Brenda
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Anonymous
21st Sep 2016 4:51pm
I love this piece.
The metaphors are brilliant.
Words which were felt deeply.
Wonderful ink, lovely Crim 💓
The metaphors are brilliant.
Words which were felt deeply.
Wonderful ink, lovely Crim 💓
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21st Sep 2016 5:33pm
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21st Sep 2016 6:24pm
bet on black you'll lose
more than you think > that is just brilliant!
I love this one, dear Crim!
It feels like your style is changing...
as if desperation made place for deep insights...
That makes me smile :-)
Love, Duende
more than you think > that is just brilliant!
I love this one, dear Crim!
It feels like your style is changing...
as if desperation made place for deep insights...
That makes me smile :-)
Love, Duende
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Anonymous
21st Sep 2016 9:48pm
Such a ride ... You would think Carousel`s go round `n round when in actuality they take you to places you never for once expected ... Excellent ink, my Queen, thought light you still manage to keep a bit of darkness to it ... so brazen ... love to you and this dizzying piece ... ~Devlin.
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21st Sep 2016 10:45pm
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Anonymous
21st Sep 2016 11:55pm
Left me with a feeling of longing, a spark of hope that still burns in spite of the odds, tinged with heartache. Brings to mind Joni Mitchell's Circle Game: "We're captive on the carousel of time."
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22nd Sep 2016 00:44am
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22nd Sep 2016 2:32am
I don't know why but I've always found carousels to be haunting. You captured a bit of that fear here amidst your words and the wistful sadness.
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22nd Sep 2016 4:15am
thank you lovely Willow for feeling that I was feeling some fear of the unknown..
love Crim
love Crim
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Anonymous
22nd Sep 2016 3:31am
My Beautiful Brenda...this brought me to my childhood...fixated on a certain object as the carousel went round and round and my hand was extended to touch as I passed...just out of reach with all else around it a blur...makes me feel even life now is like that...focused on what consumes us regardless the surroundings...
I love you
xoxox Taryn
I love you
xoxox Taryn
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22nd Sep 2016 4:16am
thank you my beautiful one I love you I deeply appreciate you for getting me..
xo Brenda
xo Brenda
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24th Sep 2016 2:27am
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24th Sep 2016 11:36am